Overcheck 190 Report post Posted May 24, 2018 Why is the term hooker still used in rugby when the ball is invariably hooked by the prop? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted May 24, 2018 The prop does not hook the ball. The half back throws it straight in to the second row. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted May 25, 2018 Which poses another head scratcher. The rules say balls into scrums and lineouts must be straight - yet referees turn blind eye to dog leg put in to scrums but a throw into the lineout which is just a whisker off the straight and narrow courts a sharp blast on the whistle. And further what has always struck me as inconsistent - why is the "penalty" for a crooked throw into a lineout just a scrum, opponents ball, when a crooked throw into a scrum incurs a penalty kick and possible points?? tasman man 11 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overcheck 190 Report post Posted May 25, 2018 10 hours ago, eljay said: The prop does not hook the ball. The half back throws it straight in to the second row. Then if that is the case there is no such thing as a hooker in the historical position, which now should be renamed I would have thought. The centre position of the front row doesn't do any hooking anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hufkissen 65 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 On 5/25/2018 at 10:06 AM, eljay said: Which poses another head scratcher. The rules say balls into scrums and lineouts must be straight - yet referees turn blind eye to dog leg put in to scrums but a throw into the lineout which is just a whisker off the straight and narrow courts a sharp blast on the whistle. And further what has always struck me as inconsistent - why is the "penalty" for a crooked throw into a lineout just a scrum, opponents ball, when a crooked throw into a scrum incurs a penalty kick and possible points?? Not straight throw to line-out a "technique" issue whereas not straight to the scrum considered more "deliberate". Maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...