rugby, or rugger?

**Anthony Williams** · 2nd Jan 2007, 7:37 PM

as it says on the tin, really.

Ant x

**Rob McCow** · 2nd Jan 2007, 8:10 PM

We always used to call it 'Rugby'. Rugby doesn't rhyme with many things, whereas 'Rugger' rhymes with Mugger, Lugger, Chugger, Dug her and numerous other words on an increasing scale of rudeness, such as Hugga Mugga.

Captain Tancredi · 2nd Jan 2007, 8:20 PM

As far as I'm aware, League is never called rugger.

Then again, my friend Des who grew up in South Wales just calls it football.

**Larry** · 3rd Jan 2007, 2:06 PM

oh dear it's a bit like asking football or soccer - it Rugby for me..

**SiHart** · 3rd Jan 2007, 2:12 PM

That awful game we were forced to play on very cold Friday monrings at school is what I politely call it.

Rugby. Rugger is too upper class for me!

Si xx

**Si Hunt** · 3rd Jan 2007, 2:12 PM

Rugby. Rugger sounds like an over-familiar term used by large sweaty men revelling in the perceived macho-ism of their assured heterosexuality.

Si.

**Anthony Williams** · 3rd Jan 2007, 2:14 PM

as the chant generally went at my school (King's College School)...

Rugger! Rugger! Rugger! KING'S! KING'S! KING'S!

Ant x

**Raston** · 3rd Jan 2007, 2:15 PM

Hmmm. I suppose it must be 'Rugger' for me. I went to a school that had its own Rugby stadium, and we always used to talk about the 'Rugger-Buggers' when we talked about the rugby team.

Watsonians rule by the way.

Dave Lewis · 3rd Jan 2007, 6:28 PM

I call it ****ing****sucking*******************gameforposh** **sandinbredexpolicemen.

Or 'rugby'.

**Milky Tears** · 3rd Jan 2007, 7:01 PM

I was going to post "Rugger will probably just be Ant and Raston, then?" before I looked at the poll results.

Pip Madeley · 3rd Jan 2007, 8:58 PM

I call it GBH-Ball.

Wayne · 3rd Jan 2007, 9:23 PM

I call it a piss poor excuse for a thread.

**Dave Tudor** · 3rd Jan 2007, 9:40 PM

Well, I don't know of any famous academic towns in Warwickshire called Rugger - do you?

**Mike Saville** · 4th Jan 2007, 1:10 PM

Rugger is that game that posh people from boarding schools play to vent their sexual frustrations.

Rugby is the game we play up north. League of course. Union is for wusses who are scared of being tackled hard.

**Larry** · 4th Jan 2007, 1:49 PM

Originally Posted by Mike Saville

.

Rugby is the game we play up north. League of course. Union is for wusses who are scared of being tackled hard.

well of the two codes I do much prefer League to Union.

**Paul Clement** · 4th Jan 2007, 7:16 PM

Rugby it is. The Union version obviously, not that boring dross they play up north.

WhiteCrow · 4th Jan 2007, 11:03 PM

Oh the shame, I actually play Rugby, but can never remember if it's League or Union - it's so bad I just bluff it most of the time. If they ever find out what an amateur I am I'm done for!

**Larry** · 6th Jan 2007, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Paul Clement

Rugby it is. The Union version obviously, not that boring dross they play up north.

well I find Union to be pretty dull and boring mainly cos of all the scruming and every one piling on top of each other slowing things down but in League you have to release the player once the tackle is made and there is very little scrums which help make League a much faster free flowing game.

**Anthony Williams** · 6th Jan 2007, 12:22 AM

union is the true version of rugger!

Ant x

**Larry** · 6th Jan 2007, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by Ant Williams

union is the true version of rugger!

Ant x

well I think historicaly speeking your not to far from the truth.

from what I understand League only came about because around the 1880's the Northern clubs wanted to start paying their players effectivley making them proffestional. The southern clubs were against proffestionalism so the northern clubs broke away and formed their own code of rugby which we know as league.

**Ralph** · 6th Jan 2007, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by Mike Saville

Rugger is that game that posh people from boarding schools play to vent their sexual frustrations.

Rugby is the game we play up north. League of course. Union is for wusses who are scared of being tackled hard.

Well i don't know if Rugger relates to sexual frustrations

but I certainly had the impression it was an expression used by those who think they're in the professional classes...or posh as you say

**Larry** · 6th Jan 2007, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Ralph

Well i don't know if Rugger relates to sexual frustrations

but I certainly had the impression it was an expression used by those who think they're in the professional classes...or posh as you say

well I certainly don't think you could accuse the Rugby League areas of places like Hull, Wakefield, Wigan and Bradford to name but a few of being posh..

**Raston** · 6th Jan 2007, 11:08 AM

Rugby is a bit of a sissy game though. Both League and Union.

Rugger between two rival colleges is just about the most vicious and violent thing in the world!

**Ralph** · 7th Jan 2007, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by Raston

Rugby is a bit of a sissy game though. Both League and Union.

Rugger between two rival colleges is just about the most vicious and violent thing in the world!

No, thats hockey

**Larry** · 7th Jan 2007, 2:04 PM

Originally Posted by Raston

Rugby is a bit of a sissy game though. Both League and Union.

!

you try saying that to the Aussie's or New Zealand All Blacks..

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