Rugby Player Nick Names

[THE CHIROPRACTOR101]

we could use this thread to keep track of rugby players nick names...

there are lots..but most of them are real lame
so we could put together some too

some well known ones:

king carlos-carlos spencer
the chiropractor-brian lima
ferengie-martin johnson
pine tree-colin meads
rocket man-rokocoko


then there are some real cliched ones...like pocket rocket /wow]

so id like to add my own...

the freak-rupeni caucau
sam the slam tuitupou
the predator-umaga
the prime minister-richie mccaw
teflon revlon-maa nonu
waikato siti(city)-sitiveni sivivatu
superman-daniel carter
the tongan war machine-sione lauaki
active vol-kaino-jerome kaino
the bullet-habana


...add on folks...our players nick names are lame as..

nfl already took the fun ones hahahaha
like the human joystick http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[SaintsFan_Webby]

Steve Thompson - Wally

Marc Schterbina - Stitch

Jon Clarke - Spanners (That&#39;s what my family call him anyway, makes more sense when you see his physique)

Jonny Wilkinson - Biscuit Legs/Gingerbread man, etc

Mark Robinson - Sharky

Robbie Kempson - Fat lazy tosser

Chris Budgen - Budgie

Tom Smith - Wee Tom

Paul Grayson - Larry

[loratadine]

shane williams - welsh wizzard
gaven henson - silver boots
ryan jones - raging bull
dwayne peel - the smallish person who peels around the side of rucks and mauls and scores.

[top gun]

Umonkey - Tana Umaga
Wharepaku - Shannon Paku
Jezza - Jerry Collins
The Choir boy - Andrew Mehrtens
Azza - Aaron Mauger
The boy wonder - Ben Blair
Pow - Piri Weepu
Two lungs - Caleb Ralph
Yoda - Greg Sommerville
Rangi - Leon MacDonald
Goliath - Brad Thorn
Mr Invisible - Reuben Thorne
Haymonster - Carl Hayman
Skeeko - Rico Gear
Dan the man - Daniel Carter
fish - Paul Tito
the rocketman - Joe Rokococo
Ma&#39;a scara - Ma&#39;a Nonu

[Dumbo]

Nathan Sharpe – big loser
George Gregan – small loser
Matt Dunning – fat loser

[Dumbo]

Stephen Larkham – Broken loser

[THE CHIROPRACTOR101]

australians walla-losers


collins surely should have a better name then that...

something like..brick wall on wheels

[Southern man]

Originally posted by top gun@Sep 20 2005, 12:10 PM
Haymonster - Carl Hayman
Pretty sure it&#39;s Zarg

[Bullitt]

Originally posted by SaintsFan_Webby@Sep 17 2005, 03:43 AM
Chris Budgen - Budgie
Erm... His nickname is Chicken

[THE CHIROPRACTOR101]

don clarke-the boot

odriscoll has waltzing odriscoll when he played against aussie in the lions jersey

tuquri-the black panther..ive heard him being called this by the aussie commentators

king george gregan?...lol cmon he is a champ!

[cavan]

John Hayes - the Bull
Peter Clohessy - The Claw

[SaintsFan_Webby]

Originally posted by Teh Mite+Sep 20 2005, 08:02 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Sep 20 2005, 08:02 AM)</div>
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Chris Budgen - Budgie
Erm... His nickname is Chicken [/b]
I&#39;ve heard him called that as well.

[Saint N Sinner]

Yep, chicken is nickname, but I heard/read that Jon Phillips (ex player) was called "coco-pop monkey" http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif

Don&#39;t know why http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

[top gun]

Originally posted by Southern man+Sep 20 2005, 06:59 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Southern man @ Sep 20 2005, 06:59 PM)</div>
<!--QuoteBegin-top gun@Sep 20 2005, 12:10 PM

* * * Haymonster* * * * * - Carl Hayman
Pretty sure it&#39;s Zarg [/b]


these are my personal nicknames i assigned to these players.
look at him though...hes a beast

[dalamin]

Sean Lamont as a result of his apearance in the 2007 Dieux de Stade calendar is now known as

SCHLONG LAMONT.

Check it out and you&#39;ll see why.

Amazing!

Dalamer

[SaintsFan_Webby]

In the list of things I don&#39;t want to check out, Sean Lamont&#39;s willy ranks pretty high.

[jawmalawm24]

I cheated I got the nicknames off the Super14 websites lol couldn&#39;t be bothered doing them all

Horey - Andrew Hore
Mussy - Chris Masoe
Snakey - Conrad Smith
CJ, Da Bull - Corey Jane
Pig - Jason Eaton
JC - Jerry Collins
Rock - Ma&#39;a Nonu
Rodders - Rodney So&#39;ialo
Pukz - Shannon Paku
Barney - Thomas Waldrom
Fafa, Sos - Sosene Anesi
Mete - Steven Bates
Raza - Roy Kinikinilau
Wax - Sione Lauaki
Ces - Tasesa Lavea
Harry - Brendon Leonard
Flash - Lelia Masaga
Hungry - Liam Messam

[SportingNonsense]

Unless its been changed:

Stephen Jones - Captain Crap

[melon]

Matt Dunning - The Michelin Man
Owen Finegan - Melon

Gavin Henson
Anal Assassin
Bum Chum
Colon Commander
Colon Captain
Colon Commodore
Colon Colonel
Amanda (derived from Amanda Hugankiss)
Seymour (derived from Seymour Butts); etc

[Klarkash-ton]

In the list of things I don&#39;t want to check out, Sean Lamont&#39;s willy ranks pretty high.
[/b]
it didn&#39;t even occur to me to have it on my list


it&#39;s there now :wacko:

[Juggernaut]

Tasesa Lavea: Laveatory
Useless Gimp
Arsehole
F**kwit
Anal Donor

[melon]

Gavin Henson
Anal Assassin
Bum Chum
Colon Commander
Colon Captain
Colon Commodore
Colon Colonel
Amanda (derived from Amanda Hugankiss)
Seymour (derived from Seymour Butts); etc
<div class='quotemain'> Tasesa Lavea: Laveatory
Useless Gimp
Arsehole
F**kwit
Anal Donor
[/b]
[/b][/quote]
Sorry mate, not quite up to the standard of mine :P However your first one deserves an honorable mention.

[woosaah]

scott hamilton - the greatest american hero.

well thats what me and my mates call him cause he looks just like him :)

DC is Dan Carter...

and i cant think of any more

[all7days]

Nonu
Nick name = TubbyToast
(NooNoo off teletubbies)

[FaffanGerkie]

my personal favourite is matt dunning named dougnut dunning

[DuncTheDoodle]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SportingNonsense @ Oct 15 2007, 12:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ('index.php?act=findpost&pid=271802')</div>
Unless its been changed:

Stephen Jones - Captain Crap[/b]
I was pretty sure we went by &#39;Captain Colamety&#39; whenever he had the arband (Due to Wales constantly losing), or &#39;The Count&#39; without it, due to his pale skin and the constant showing of the teeth.

[jawmalawm24]

Crusher - Josh Kronfeld
Goldie - Jeff Wilson
Kamo Kid - Ian Jones
Quoir Boy - Andrew Mehrtens
Buck - Wayne Shelford
Ice - Michael Jones
Oz - Glenn Osbourne
Mutz - Matua Parkinson
Smoking Joe - Joe Stanley
Skux - Ma&#39;a Nonu
Wax - Sione Lauaki
Ney - Neemia Tialata
Rodders - Rodney So&#39;ioalo
K.T - Karl Tenana
J.C - Jerry Collins
Fish - Paul Tito
Hori - Andrew Hore
Flash - Lelia Masaga

[man007]

Tendai Mtawarira - The Beast

Bismarck du Plessis- The human wrecking ball

Bryan Habana- Fu%$ng quick *******

Leon Macdonald - I call him T-1000 (Terminator 2 bad boy )

Jean de Villiers - JdV or Intercept King

Andrew Sheridan - Big Ted

Phil Vickery - The raging bull

Gavin Henson - Beckham wannabe

Ricky Januarie - O Fenomeno (Ronaldo)

Jason Robinson - Billy Whizz, Robbo, Stumpy

Ronan O&#39;gara - Princess of fly halves

Butch James - The Butcher

Richie Mccaw - The King (according to ARC )

J.P. Pietersen - 100mt. sprinter on a rugby field

Piri Weepu - Taine Randell or viceversa

Tana Umaga - Bad Ass Predator

Maa Nonu - Son of Tana

Justin Harrison -The plank

Austin Healey - The Leicester Lip

Mario Ledesma- Super Mario

Juan Martin Hernandez - El Mago (The Magician)

John Eales - Nobody (Because nobody is perfect)

Stirling Mortlock - The Evil Wizard (according to ARC)

Stephen Larkham- Bernie

Os Du Rant - Ox (In Afrikaans is Os)

Justin Marshall- Blondie

Jimmy Cowan - Bad Ass Marshall

Matt Dunning- Chubby , Fatty , Matt Dumping, The fat boy

Jerry Collins - Walking Biceps

Chris Latham - Fido Dido with Steroids

Brian O&#39;Driscoll- BOD or "Tana&#39;s wife"

Peter Stringer -Little egg shaped thing on a rugby field or Titan

Pierre Spies - Chuck norris father, or FREAK .

Jean Baptiste Elissalde -Little Fu#%er

Frederick Michalak - Male model wannabe

Maxim Medard -JPR Williams

Agustin Pichot - Gus

Mathew Bastereaud- The simpsons "I didn`t do it" boy

Serge Betsen -Le faucheuse (French Predator)

[uli85]

@man007: Agustín Pichot nickname is "Ficha", and Hernandez is "The Wizard".

Federico Todeschini: "Ninja"
Juan Fernandez Lobbe: "Corcho"
Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe: "Nacho Man". His team mates sang him "Nacho Nacho Man, I wanna be a Nacho Man", a parody of "Macho Man" Village People's song, during the Scott Quinnell's crossbar challenge.

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[stormer2010]

Some SA players nicks I know of:

Tendai Mtawarira - BEAST
Bismarck du Plessis - Bissy
John Philip Botha - Bakkies (pick-up truck), Oom (uncle)
Victor Matfield - Big Vic
Schalk Burger - Schalla, the incredible
Fourie du Preez - Vuurhoutjie (match, the kind you light a fire with)
Bryan Habana - Flyin Bryan
Jean de Villiers - widely known as the intercept king
Jacques Fourie - Mossie (I think its called a finch in English)
Stefan Terblanche - Turbo&#39;s

and the legend

Jacobus Petrus du Randt - Os (ox)

[Moonfire]

Os!

Man that guy is a legend.

[monkeypigeon]

Schalk Burger - The Thumbinator

[gingergenius]

ARC ones are the best:

Schalk Burger - Nazi
Steven Donald - the average man :lol:
Carter - Diamond
McCaw - King
A Lot of Tuqiri
The Evil Wizard Mortlock
England&#39;s b<strike>l</strike>ack 3 of Monye, Sackey and Armitage: James Brown&#39;s Brass Band
Rokocoko - The Dream
Hore - The Whore
Kaino - Polynesian God
Isaac Ross - Son of Ross
Brad Thorn - Christian
Berrick Barnes, still living with his parents
Conrad Smith - Cornfed the Intelligent One
AA-Cooper - Mini Cooper
Jimmy Cowan - National Front Member
James O&#39;Connor - the milky bar kid

and the best of the lot....


Colin Charvis - some bloke from Birmingham trying to look like a Fijian.

[Jer1cho]

Bakkies Botha: Lurch
BEAST: King Kong
Bryan Habana: Habanananananananananana
Francois Steyn: Boots mcHairstehlong

[ThemApples]

Andrew Sheridan- Mr. Slippyfists
Schalk Burger- The Optometrist
Bakkies Botha- The Human Wall
Joost van der Westhuisen- The Pornstar
Sabastian Chabal- The missing link
Heinrich Brussouw- The little rascal

[Juggernaut]

Vili Satala - The Stretcher
Neil Back - Juggernaut ( :P - copycat)
Norm Hewitt - Stormin Norman
Stephen Donald - Donald Duck
George Gregan - Coffee Shop Boy
Matt Henjak - Handjerk-off
Isaia Toeava - Ice
Phil Vickery - Beast&#39;s bitch
Sisa Koyamaibole - Caesar

[stormer2010]

A few less capped Springboks of recent years;

Wynand Olivier - Meisiekind (girlchild or something like that)
Derrick Hougaard - Liefling van Loftus (beloved of Loftus)
Luke Watson - Puke Twatson, Lukas Kotze (in reference to his stating that he needs to stop himself from getting sick on the Springbok emblem)

Where are the Australians?

[Bullitt]

Chris Mayor = What the f*** is he doing in the squad again?

[Jockstap]

Keith Wood - Fester(the guy from the Adam&#39;s Family)
RobJESUS Kearney
Luke Fitzgerald - love rug luke
BOD - GOD
Paul O&#39;Connell - The Ginger Giant
David Wallace - WaLLY
Andrew Trimle - Arnie
Shane Horgan - shaggy
Shane Byrne - Mullet

[Steve-o]

Anybody remember Pieter Rossouw aka &#39;Slap chips&#39; (potato chips)?
And old James &#39;Bullet&#39; Dalton

[cyRil]

Gethin Jenkins - Melon
Martyn Williams - Nugget
Jamie Roberts - Goliath
Lee Byrne - Rob Kearney +1
Gav - Amazing
Jonny Vaughton - f***in ****
Ronan O&#39;Gara - (see &#39;Jonny Vaughton&#39;)
Any Australian - Chocolate teapot (cuz they&#39;re useless :P )

[MunsterMan]

Donncha O&#39;Callaghan - DOC
Donnacha Ryan - TOD (the other Donnacha) :LOL
John Hayes - The Bull
Marcus Horan - Puppy
Tony Buckley - Mushy
Denis Leamy - The Bear

[shazbooger]

Jim &#39;Seamus&#39; Williams
Peter &#39;Mini-me&#39; Stringer

[stormer2010]

Steve-o, Slap chips is &#39;n legend.e

Nog &#39;n legende;

Andre Joubert - Jouba, Rolls Royce


Seeing as the Aussies aren&#39;t pitching;

Matt Giteau - Gits
Matt Dunning - Dunking Doughnuts, Pillsbury Dough Boy

[munross]

Brent Russell - Pocket Rocket

Another Aussie:
Rodney Blake - Rodzilla

[munross]

Oh yeah
Ollie le Roux - Hamburger(because he liked his burgers)

[LydiatesGirl]

Luke Charteris - Giraffe
Leigh Halfpenny - Full Shilling
Sam Warburton - Long Face, Strawberry, Warbz, Bread (my personal one)
Adam Jones - Hairbear
Duncan Jones - Polar Bear
Martyn Williams - Nugget
Gareth Thomas - Alfie
Andy powell - Gorby
James Hook - Tango
Jamie Roberts - Square (only used by me and the Blues supporters)
Tom Shanklin - Shanks, Pimp (personal joke)
Tom James -The Bullet
Dai Young -Live Fast

[RC]

I love Dai Young&#39;s nickname!!!

[Ozzay]

Only 1 i know is Steven Jones

The Countttt

[LydiatesGirl]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RC @ Nov 19 2009, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ('index.php?act=findpost&pid=422058')</div>
I love Dai Young&#39;s nickname!!![/b]

haha same :D
i&#39;m looking for some more

from the other thread there was
Luke Fitzgerald - Jedward


James O&#39;Connor - Rabbit

[Prestwick]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Intercept King JdV @ Sep 13 2009, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ('index.php?act=findpost&pid=411673')</div>
Brent Russell - Pocket Rocket[/b]

At Saracens, we called him "Sprout"

[aligmacd123]

Thom Evans - Hot Thom/Hansel

Max Evans - Not so hot Max/Gorgeous Max/Thom&#39;s Brother

[LydiatesGirl]

Jamie Roberts - Desperate Dan

[RC]

I&#39;ve heard that one for Jamie Roberts before, very funny!

[LydiatesGirl]

Jon Davies (Scarlets) - Gibbo (likeness to Scott Gibbs)
Daniel Evans (Scarlets) - DJ (apparantly hes good on the decks aswell as it being his initials)
Sean Lamont - Monty, Piece, Schlong Lamont, Schlongmont Brothers
Deacon Manu - Man Utd
Simon Easterby - Beasterby
David Lyons - Gorgus
John Yapp -Digger
Gavin Evans - Chesty
Maama Molitika - Dad
Xavier Rush - Nerd
Chris Czekaj - 28
Adam Jones - Bomber
Ian Evans - Monster, Lanto
Jerry Collins - JC, Dark Destroyer, Rolling Pin
Tom Smith - Peck
Mike Phillips - Splinters, Spike
Ashley Beck - Tango (perhaps thats why he doesnt like me lol)
Kristian Phillips - Shane Williams Junior
Nikki Walker - Little Nikki, Monster
Scott Gibbs - Car Crash, Pocket Battleship
Mefin Davies - Muffin
Richard Fussell - Whitey
James Arlidge - Pebbles, Shades (my personal one)
Tom Willis - Dubsy
Hoani MacDonald - Hoon
Toby Faletau - Jamie Afro
Gareth Wyatt - Qwyatt
Kevin Morgan -Captian Morgan
Jason Forster - Fozzie, Chico
Dan Carter - DC, Dan, Dezzy
Graham Henry - Ted
Conrad Smith - Snakey

[LydiatesGirl]

Ryan Jones - Jughead

[LydiatesGirl]

Ian Evans - Ianto
James Hook - Bonzo

[admartian]

Dan Carter - Ice Cold.
Richie McCaw - Superman.

[hobgoblin]

Lewis Moody - Dirk Kuyt
Leo Cullen - Dirk Kuyt

They can share a nickname
http://www.fansfc.com/UploadedImages/Players/Dirk%20Kuyt_633570741987343750.jpg
http://img.skysports.com/08/09/218x298/LewisMoody_1198919.jpg
http://www.tri-line.ie/athlets/20/photo_leo.jpg

[LydiatesGirl]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Nov 30 2009, 08:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ('index.php?act=findpost&pid=424379')</div>
Lewis Moody - Dirk Kuyt
Leo Cullen - Dirk Kuyt

They can share a nickname
http://www.fansfc.com/UploadedImages/Players/Dirk%20Kuyt_633570741987343750.jpg
http://img.skysports.com/08/09/218x298/LewisMoody_1198919.jpg
http://www.tri-line.ie/athlets/20/photo_leo.jpg[/b]

haha :) :P

[Bullitt]

Warren Gatland - Bleating tosser
Shaun Edwards - Flat-cap wearing Northern Tosser
Tony Hanks - Cheating Tosser
Declan Kidney - Biased Tosser
Rob Andrew - Useless Tosser
Nick Mallett - Stupid Tosser
PdV - Hilarious Tosser
Graham Hendry - Miserable Tosser
John O&#39;Neil - Cancerous, rugby-killing Tosser
Richard Cockerel - Foul-mouthed Tosser
Brendan Venter - Tosser

[Stillknox]

William Servat - Mr Incredible

http://www.lequipe.fr/Xml/Rugby/Dossiers/Media/040506_servat.jpg




http://www.dealbreaker.com/images/entries/mr%20incredible.jpg




B)

[LydiatesGirl]

Luke Charteris - long man
Jason Tovey - Tovlar, Manny Pacqiao