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FILE - This is a Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 file photo of England's captain Chris Robshaw, right, and Mike Brown as they sing the national anthem before the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between England and Australia at Twickenham stadium in London. British lawmakers are debating Wednesday Jan. 13, 2016 a proposal to replace the royalist song as England's anthem for sporting events. At contests where England, Scotland and Wales compete separately, Scotland and Wales have their own official songs _ "Flower of Scotland" and "Land of My Fathers" _ but England generally uses the British national anthem, “God Save the Queen.” (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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