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FOOTBALLERS AND RUGBY PLAYERS

Posted by Bruce Kahl on January 16, 2000

In Reply to: FOOTBALLERS AND RUGBY PLAYERS posted by Jacquie smith on January 16, 2000

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: 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

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