FOOTBALLERS AND RUGBY PLAYERS

Posted by Bruce Kahl January 16, 2000In reply to FOOTBALLERS AND RUGBY PLAYERS posted by Jacquie smith on January 16, 2000

Does anyone know the saying about football being a game for gentlemen played by hooligans and rugby being a game for hooligans played by gentlemen?

Football - A game for gentlemen played by hooligans.
Rugby - A game for hooligans played by gentlemen.
--"The Wonderful World of Rugby" by Jon Clarke