10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUGGER BUGGER»
Discover the use of
rugger bugger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rugger bugger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Muddied Oafs: The Soul of Rugby
Rugger, once the serious version of rugby, is a fierce contact-sport developed in Victorian public schools.
The girls giggled and told him he was a rugger-bugger. Conor told the girls that if
he was a rugger-bugger then they must be rugger-huggers. This was an old joke.
Conor wasn't using his best material. He didn't see the point. The club was a ...
3
A Spirit of True Learning: The Jubilee History of the ...
The so- called 'rugger bugger' syndrome grew out of a number of factors,
including the insularity of the residential system, its gender-defined sociality and
the rural (even rustic) background of many students. The 'rugger bugger'
mentality ...
4
Sport Legends: Blood, Sweat and Brilliance
It fulfils a stereotype of the classic English Man, the rugger bugger. And, at first
sight, Wilkinson is the classic rugger bugger. Actually, he is more than that — he's
rugby union's real-life Boy's Own hero. He won his first England cap when he
was ...
5
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
(1959). rugger bugger noun orig SAfrAboorish, chauvinistic, excessively
masculine (young) man who is fanatical about sport, esp. rugby, and habitually
participates in drunken, boisterous social gatherings. 1970–. rug-muncher noun
derog ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
6
Sun in Flight Vol. l SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
“I wish it were so simple, Hayleigh, dear,” continued Vik in a loud voice: “The term
'rugger bugger' includes all sorts of ball players and rowing crew, identifiable by
their fresh odour of manly perspiration and incessant use of words like 'squad, ...
7
Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage: Passion's Slaves
... be remarkably likeable, giving his loyal friends bearhugs', as does Paul Taylor
in the Independent (11 May 2006), for whom Cake resembled 'a posh rugger
bugger with his broken-nose profile and sounding like a clipped public-school toff
'.
8
Giants Leap: An Activist Folksinger’s Memoir
It was with great relief that I soon saw the door swing open again and the van
began to fill with demonstrators and the odd rugger bugger. Some of the rugger
buggers became violent against those people they saw as spoiling an afternoon
at ...
Behind their backs Groovy and I called the rugger bugger crowd 'egg chasers',
thereby beginning the process that all teenagers are obliged to go through of
distancing ourselves from their parents' generation. The rest you can guess,
birthday ...
10
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
From theshapeUK, 1990s rugcutter noun a great time US, 1951 rugeater noun a
lesbian US, 1997 rugger bugger noun an enthusiastic sportsman whose
character is formed by the aggressive pursuitof masculinityandfrequently ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUGGER BUGGER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rugger bugger is used in the context of the following news items.
The Irish took over Wembley recently and came back victorious (and …
The week before, Michael got a terrible injury to his face playing against Stevenage - he also scored - which meant he looked more like a rugger bugger than a ... «JOE, May 15»
Sydney Convicts ready to take it all off at Rugger Bugger: Sweatbox
And to help the boys get there, the Convicts are holding their annual naked fundraiser Rugger Bugger this Saturday night at The Shift Club. With shows ... «Gay News Network, May 15»
Society: Night Fever for rugger buggers
Paul O'Connell at the Hibernia College IRUPA Rugby Players Awards 2015 at the Doubletree Open Gallery 7 Paul O'Connell at the Hibernia College IRUPA ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
Rugger buggers and royalty at Cheltenham
The last five days have been a blur of jockeys' silks, G&Ts, and ill-fitting tweed waistcoats. I've been in deep in the Cotswolds, trying desperately not to spend too ... «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
'You always get complaints' Gaybo defends last week's 'car crash …
"Well, he is a rugger bugger, I suppose" Byrne said. "That's how they talk." The broadcaster was speaking at the launch of the Diageo Guinness World War One ... «Irish Independent, Feb 15»
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly wants Jack Reynor for his biopic
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly plots new Gaeity show. The nation's love affair with Ross O'Carroll-Kelly shows no signs of abating with the rugger bugger that other rugger ... «hotpress.com, Feb 15»
Rugger buggers lose balls, find wheels
Rugger buggers lose balls, find wheels. Jonathan Ancer | 2015-01-22 00:21:40.0. Joining him are 'the guy from the Cell C ad', as someone noted when they ... «Times LIVE, Jan 15»
College balls! Cambridge Uni students take time out for 'Rear of the …
The bluestockings, toffs, clever-clogs and rugger buggers have exhibited their buttocks in student rag The Tab for others to vote on. And there we were thinking ... «Metro, Nov 14»
Rugger buggers tackle Aristotle
Paul Gustard runs past an unidentified player of Stade Francais during the final of the European Rugby Cup between Stade Francais and Leicester, 19 May ... «Times LIVE, Sep 14»
Amy Huberman writes her first screen play and impresses RTE bosses
IFTA award winning actress, novelist, shoe designer, mother to Sadie and wife of rugger bugger legend Brian O'Driscoll - is there anything Ireland's favourite gal ... «Irish Mirror, Aug 14»
