Here's the dirtiest sounding term in rugby. Have we missed any?
1. Through the gate
Sounds like:
When the lorry has entered the Port Tunnel.
Is actually:
The area from where you're allowed the join the ruck.
2. Jackaling the ball
Sounds like:
Having your balls.ie caressed.
Is actually:
Stealing the ball at the ruck before the ruck is fully formed.
3. Hooker
Sounds like:
A woman you'd find in the red light district.
Is actually:
The player who hooks the ball back in the scrum and throws the lineouts.
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4. Tighthead
Sounds like:
An undersized condom.
Is actually:
A prop who is hopefully the best scrummager on the team.
5. Binding
Sounds like:
Getting tied up by a dominatrix
Is actually:
The art of successfully coming together in the scrum.
6. Counter Rucking
Sounds like:
The person on top spinning in an anti-clockwise direction.
Is actually:
A defence successfully winning the ball back through some great rucking.
7. An 89
Sounds like:
A ramped up 69.
Is actually:
A move where the no.8 picks the ball up from the scrum and throws to the scrum half.
8. Loosehead
Sounds like:
An oversized condom.
Is actually:
A mobile prop whose head ends up on the outside of the scrum.
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