Favourite ( or worst ) Rugby cliches
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<p>I'm sure being a Rugby commentator is a tougher gig than many of us on here would imagine. Thank goodness there's always a few tried and tested clichés to fall back on when there's a lull in the action, it's not like cricket, you can't drone on about a seagull on the outfield, a hot chick in the crowd, an ocean liner going past or try and flog some shitty memorabilia that's signed by a bunch of old coots......</p>
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<p>So which are the worst/best ?</p>
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<p>As mentioned on another thread a few weeks back Nisbos "that tackle had to be made" is a beauty. Because when exactly does a tackle NOT have to be made or at least attempted ?</p>
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<p>When scoring, some guys are described as "knowing their way to the tryline"....I'd say all players do, even front rowers, it's just that the way is more than often blocked by defenders.</p>
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<p>When someone kicks for touch it is with the "educated right boot".......did the left boot wag lots and drop out in fifth form ? I've never gotten that one.</p>
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Pointing out this particular game consisted of two halves.
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<p>Not a cliche but a footy saying I dislike is "Pill"</p>
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<p>It's a ball</p>
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<p>I agree, Mind you scoring "Meat pies" and going to the bloodbin for a bit of "claret" is something I can tolerate strangely enough.</p> -
<p>"He is human" - when an 85% goal kicker misses a kick at goal.</p>
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<p>"Nothing was going to stop him from 5 metres out" - every player in the world can be stopped from 5 metres out against good defence.</p>
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<p>The whole all white centres are intelligent, all islanders centres are just battering rams things that's going around. It's bullshit, it's not all cliche, sometimes it's based on fact. I don't think Nonu/Smith was referred to as that for about 5 years ... but let's face it, for the first 5/6 years of their partnership Smith was the smaller white lawyer, and Nonu was the massive strong battering ram!</p>
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<p>I really hate it when facts are confused as some sort of racial bias.</p> -
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<p>"He's better than that"</p>
<p>"<strong>Second man play" (Laban)</strong></p>
<p>"125kg of prime Argentinian beef"</p>
<p>"Typical French flair"</p>
<p>"He's not that type of player"</p>
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<p>"Right/Left Foot Step"</p> -
<p>"Loves scoring tries"</p>
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<p>As opposed to indifference about scoring tries?</p> -
<p>"That’s a huge Gary Owen"</p>
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<p>“He digs like a demented mole"</p>
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<p>"Mercy me that could have put him in ward four"</p> -
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<p>"Mercy me that could have put him in ward four"</p>
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<p>Hope not No Quarter, that's the maternity ward.</p> -
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<p>"That’s a huge Gary Owen"</p>
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<p>“He digs like a demented mole"</p>
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<p>"Mercy me that could have put him in ward four"</p>
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<p>You've been playing Jonah Lomu Rugby on the playstation today haven't you?</p> -
I forget the correct expression for it, but these sorts of fillers while yr brain thinks what its going to say next are thousands of years old and go right back to the oral poets.<br><br>In Homer the greek galleys are always pulled up on the beach under the starry sky - even though its quite obvious that for that passage it is daytime.<br><br>Having said that sports casting does attract a lot of clichés and catch phrases. The rise of the "FINAL STANZA" in the last 20 years irritates me.<br><br>What about - they've come to play - doh<br><br>Keith Quinn contriving to somehow get the stats he'd learned into the commentary irrespective of its value was always 50/50 hilarious/annoying.
