Player nicknames

[stumpy17]

In the autumn int section for the Scotland V Fiji game

Someone posted that the Scotland 21 is "Mossy". Which is Chris Paterson's nickname
Just wondering if anyome else knows any other interesting player nicknames
Other Scottish monikers of note are (past and present)

David Baddiel-sivwright - Darkie
Charles Ried - Hippo
Peter Wright - Teapot
Richard Metcalfe - Too Tall
Nathan Hines - wagga
Brian Redpath - Basil

 

[stumpy17]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (stumpy17 @ Nov 11 2009, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

In the autumn int section for the Scotland V Fiji game

Someone posted that the Scotland 21 is "Mossy". Which is Chris Paterson's nickname
Just wondering if anyome else knows any other interesting player nicknames
Other Scottish monikers of note are (past and present)

David Baddiel-sivwright - Darkie
Charles Ried - Hippo
Peter Wright - Teapot
Richard Metcalfe - Too Tall
Nathan Hines - wagga
Brian Redpath - Basil[/b]

Can't believe I forgot
Ian McGeechan - Geech
Ian MacLaughlin - Mighty Mouse
Ian Milne - The Bear
Jim Telfer - Creamy

 

[LydiatesGirl]

do they have to be scottish?

if not then
Luke Charteris - Giraffe
Leigh Halfpenny - Penceyy (a personal favourite for Cardiff Blues fans), Full Shilling
Dan Biggar - Bigz
Jason Tovey - Tov
Danny Cipriani - Cips
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, Powellie
Dwayne Peel - Peeley
James Hook - Hooky, 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

 

[alexrugby]

Zviad Maisuradze _ Animal :lol:

Mamuka Gorgodze_ Gulliver

Irakli Chkhaidze_ Torpedo

Irakli Abuseridze_ Abu

 

[Prestwick]

Saracens:

Glenda - Glen Jackson
Bigus Wickus - Wikus van Heerden
Schalk F**KING Brits - Schalk Brits
HOOHAA! - Derick Hougaard
Delboy - Richard Haughton

 

[g6mcg]

Can we ban nicknames that are just abbreviations, or have a "y" or "o" on the end? e.g. "Wilko" "Gav" etc

Already posted but my favourite is teapot - given because he used to stand with his hands on his hips blowing steam!

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

I heard this one a couple of days ago. Apparently the Irish squad have christened Luke Fitzgerald "Jedward".

 

[LydiatesGirl]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (snoopy snoopy dog dog @ Nov 18 2009, 05:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I heard this one a couple of days ago. Apparently the Irish squad have christened Luke Fitzgerald "Jedward".[/b]

hahahahaha
thants an insult though

 

[jawmalawm24]

There's another thread that had heaps of nicknames some are their team nicknames but some are just made up by individuals on this forum.
http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/index.p...mp;hl=nicknames

 

[RC]

Barry Davies (full back for Ospreys) - 18 Months. Because he's only got one and a half ears. Lol.

 

[Bullitt]

:lol:

 

[LydiatesGirl]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RC @ Nov 19 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Barry Davies (full back for Ospreys) - 18 Months. Because he's only got one and a half ears. Lol.

[/b]

:L :bravo:

 

[YoungScud]

Billy Twelvetrees - 36
Jeremy Davidson - Buzz Lightyear
Allan Jacobsen - Chunk
Euan Murray - Euge or more often The Rev
Geoff Cross - Girth
Stephen Ferris - Bueller
Jonah Lomu - Sir
Craig Chalmers - Judith
Keith Wood and my son - Uncle Fester
Will Carling - Bumface
Charlie Hodgson - Turnstile (harsh but fair)
Stuart Barnes - The Bath Barrel (not harsh, and completely fair)

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Mike Phillips - Spikey
Nick Cummins - Honey Badger
Mike Brown - Mr Angry
Billy Vunipola and Ben Morgan - Bill and Ben the flowerpot men
Jamie Roberts - Dr Bob
Owen Farrell - Farrell Jnr
Matt Banahan - Matt battering ram
Sebastian Chabal - Caveman
Jason Robinson - Billy Whizz

 

[CarferFragen]

Juna Martín Hernández - el mago (the magician)
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe - el corcho (the cork)
Marcos Ayerza - el toro (the bull)
Manuel Montero - la pantera (the panther)

 

[Groundhog]

Sean Cronin- Nugget
Cian Healy- Church
Iain Henderson- Llama
Sean O'Brien- The Tullow Tank
Paul O'Connel- Superman/ unreal
Felix Jones- Bobcat or bobblehead (his run is bizarre)
Rob Kearney- Robnoxious, Kearnage, chilli con Kearney, Kearndaahian
Denis Hurley- Dinny
DoC 2.0- Dave O'Callaghan
Anthony Foley- Axel
Johnny Sexton- Johnny Cash

 

[munstermuffin]

Sean Cronin- Nugget
Cian Healy- Church
Iain Henderson- Llama
Sean O'Brien- The Tullow Tank
Paul O'Connel- Superman/ unreal
Felix Jones- Bobcat or bobblehead (his run is bizarre)
Rob Kearney- Robnoxious, Kearnage, chilli con Kearney, Kearndaahian
Denis Hurley- Dinny
DoC 2.0- Dave O'Callaghan
Anthony Foley- Axel
Johnny Sexton- Johnny Cash

Dave O'Callaghans is BETA
Felix Jones is The Cat
Dave Kilcoyne is Killer
Duncan Casey is Gnome
Zebo is Zeebs
Earls is Earlsy or Thomond

 

[goodNumber10]

Christian Cullen's nickname was "The Bottle" as there was nothing above the neck.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Thomas Waldrom - Thomas the tank engine

 

[Bluemoon]

One of my favourites:

Gethin Jenkins : Melon

You can do the math!