Rugby World Cup: Putting boot to ball - the lexicon of rugby lingo

A sport capable of describing the act of kicking as ‘putting boot to ball’ is capable of over-complicating anything, writes Larry Ryan.

Rugby World Cup: Putting boot to ball - the lexicon of rugby lingo

A sport capable of describing the act of kicking as ‘putting boot to ball’ is capable of over-complicating anything, writes Larry Ryan.

Long ago, there were only rucks and mauls, and maybe grubbers and goosesteps.

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