Capped player

[Gaetan]

I often read this expression "Capped player"
What does that mean?
Merci

 

[jawmalawm24]

Anyone who gets the call to play the starting lineup and plays gets capped. Than there's test caps pretty much the same but only with games that have test status not games like All Blacks vs Barbarians. Hope that helps

 

[shazbooger]

Some gang members, especially those into illegal activities can be called players. If they get capped it usually means they are no more, deceased, dead.

So an international rugby player, or a dead drug dealer.

 

[Fa'atau82]

Just to clarify, it is called what it is because in soccer, in the old days you would recieve an actual cap (hat) to acknowledge being called-up and started in an official international fixture, hence you have been 'capped'.

 

[dullonien]

Players still get an actual physical cap the first time they represent their country. Or at least they do here in Wales. They look like this:

Image courtesy of rugbyrelics.com.

Players probably also get other landmark ones aswell, such as 50th and 100th caps.

They obviously don't bother giving a physical cap every time a player represents his country, otherwise some players would have 90-100 of them lying around.

Also, lol at Logorrhea.

 

[Olyy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dullonien @ Dec 4 2009, 11:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

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That thing's hideous! It's enough to make you not want to play for your country

 

[Prestwick]

I'd make them wear the cap during the match

 

[Gaetan]

I think I get it, ritual I would say.
Tks to all.