 My son's a hooker
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My son Steve made A-side starting hooker for the Manchester, NH (USA) Amoskeag's rugby team (U19's). He had his first game today and he won 80% of the scrums for his team and had 1 try. Very proud dad to say the least. I must say he's much tougher than his old man. 
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Haven't you guys ever heard of rugby? The hooker is like the center in football, except he kicks the ball backwards to his teammates.
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Don't Rugby players have leather balls?  
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( Don't Rugby players have leather balls? ) maybe  but they dont have pad them out to look big like the usa so called football players do  you gotta have big balls to play a proper game which is called rugby there already BIG  well done to him thats 
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( Don't Rugby players have leather balls? )
maybe
but they dont have pad them out to look big like the usa so called football players do
you gotta have big balls to play a proper game which is called rugby
there already BIG
well done to him thats
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My son Steve made A-side starting hooker for the Manchester, NH (USA) Amoskeag's rugby team (U19's). He had his first game today and he won 80% of the scrums for his team and had 1 touch. Very proud dad to say the least. I must say he's much tougher than his old man.
Good for him, i like rugby, great game. Even though i dont fully undertstand the rules. Of course, real men play football, cough, sorry 'Soccer', but at least hes not playing that silly game where all the boys dress up in padded shirts.
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My son Steve made A-side starting hooker for the Manchester, NH (USA) Amoskeag's rugby team (U19's). He had his first game today and he won 80% of the scrums for his team and had 1 touch. Very proud dad to say the least. I must say he's much tougher than his old man.
Good on Steve. Rugby is a brilliant game. Good for character building in a bloke.
Watched a game between Cornwall and the USA many years ago. I was amazed how the 'yanks' managed to influence the game with their gridiron skills. Can't quite remember who won that day 'though.
I know that I am probably going to incur the wrath of my fellow Brits here but....
Rugby has much earlier origins than what is formally recognised today. Whereas the official version is that, whilst indulging in a footie match at Rugby school, William Webb Ellis (Ellis is a Cornish name BTW) suddenly picked up a ball and ran with it, Rugby is in fact based on the Celtic sport of hurling that was once common in Cornwall. This is somewhat rare these days and when it is played (roughly twice a year) the game can be very rough and lasts for about a day but I'll say no more than that.... 
Yehes ha sowena whath dheugh why a'gas henath!
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( lasts for about a day but I'll say no more than that.... )
Well when you go over that river down south the hands on the clock go very very slow............. 
just watch how long the locals take crossing the road 
You're probably right, Geoff 
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been down there many times over the years.i have got alot of freinds in newquay and penzance.even went to a wedding reception on lands end when it was lands end with only the hotel (1975) and not disney's play ground thats all there know  oh just a thought put your clock forward 2hrs 2nite so you can catch up with the rest of us  ps your photos are real welcome to the site matey
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Rugby is in fact based on the Celtic sport of hurling that was once common in Cornwall.
Still very popular in fraternity houses in the U.S.
Especially late Saturday nights.
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Rugby is in fact based on the Celtic sport of hurling that was once common in Cornwall.
Still very popular in fraternity houses in the U.S.
Especially late Saturday nights.
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Old joke but still funny! I have heard of rugby but no nothing of the terminology.I am not a sports fan in general, except motor sports and we like to go to the highland type games. We take the bikes and go watch the caber toss and hammer throw and all those games. Wendy had never been and she had a great time. Kept zooming in on the athletes sitting down trying to look under the kilts!
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