Rugby players aren't always known to be the sharpest knives
in the drawer. We are famous for bad manners, filthy songs, and questionable
hygeine. Yet somehow, there are those who do not play rugby that still love us,
the way that one may love a smelly, drooly pet. Many come by this incidentally.
They fall in love with or marry a rugger. Even stranger, some simply enjoy the
company of rugby players and find them entertaining companions. This page, then,
is for you...
The few, the proud, the deranged.
Ok, admit it. You've been fascinated by ruggers ever since you took a wrong turn and ended up at their pub. Or maybe you went to the park one day and saw some kind of organized mayhem that attracted you. It was similar to looking at a train wreck...horrible to watch, but you couldn't turn away. Now you find yourself on the pitch every Saturday afternoon, and down at the pub every Saturday night. How do you act? This is your guide to the Rugger Hugger lifestyle.
10. Does it hurt when you get tackled?
9. Why do those
guys have tape on their heads?
8. Do your shorts go up your butt when they
lift you in the air like that?
7. Don't you need to shower before the
party?
6. Who's a hooker?
5. What do you mean, you need to find some
whores?
4. You mean you don't wear helmets?
3. Why are there naked people
running through the bar?
2. Did everybody used to work in Chicago?
1.
Haven't you had enough beer?
So it's finally happened. You've been going to your RFC's matches for a few weeks, and they've noticed you. The fateful words are uttered: "Why don't you come to the party tonight?" Excitedly, you agree. You put on your All-Blacks jersey that you ordered over the internet and troop down to the bar. Maybe you even brought some friends along. Two steps inside the door, you see some goings-on that nearly give you a heart attack. What can you expect? And even if you're too cool to act astonished, how should YOU behave?
Examine these pictures closely. They show which behaviors or things are appropriate or inappropriate at a rugby party.
Hopefully, this has helped you to understand proper rugby
etiquette. Look for further lessons in the future.
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