Our beloved Challenge Cup winning rugby team, the Warrington Wolves, or "The Wire" as we know them has been a part of the town's history since 1879.
In the 133 years since their inception as a rugby team, the people of Warrington have come together to follow the team through thick or thin. Over the past few year, the Wolves have seen great success, and this has no doubt spread the appeal of the game of rugby and increased the fan base of the Wolves.
We have not concentrated a great deal on the Wire, sorry, Wolves in this blog, but now I would like to collect some of the words or phrases that have evolved alongside the team.
If you have a particular phrase or saying that you always say at the match, or that you always hear at the match, post it on here or send me an email at wirelector@gmail.com It might be just a word that you use to describe a situation or a player, whatever it is, I would like to know.
Let's put together a glossary of Warrington Wolves slang.
Thanks, Wirelector
Hiya everyone. These are more general Rugby League sayings so I'm not sure if they are relevant,but I'll "kick off" with:
ReplyDeleteMoz;Adrian Morley.
Bennie: Ben Westward.
Briersy: Lee Briers.
Bomb:A high kick(might come down with snow on it,even in our summer rugby league)
Grubber:A low bobbling kick.
A chip: Aimed to go just over the defenders' heads.
Bury 'im: Tacklr hard.
A flop: Falling on an opponent when he has already been tackled.
Lazy arm: A tackler flings his arm around an attacker.
'ospital pass: Passing to a team mate when a defender is comming towards him.
An oscar winnin' performance: Staying on the ground pretending to be hurt(usually involves rolling and grimacing)
Feedin' yer own fet; Putting athe ball towards your own teams feet in a scrum as opposed to the middle. Its now the normal thing to do and has become accepted, so this saying isnt heard these days.
Bread bin: Middle of the body where a player should aim his pass.
Merry whistle blower: The ref.
Pie eaters: Wigan fans.
Walkers: People walking out before the end of the game(usually fans whos team are loseing)Wigan fans used to be known for this.
Fantastic, Gaynor. Thank you! My Mum often refers to St. Helens as "Shite Helens". Maybe that's just her own polite turn of phrase ;-)
DeleteCouldnt agree with her more! Im sorry to say I use the word more than I should.Sometimes preceeded by gob or bag of.
DeleteBarmy Army is another term for fans of the wire. I think it stems from the eighties,but is still used. By the way its the fans themselves who adopted it!
Two more to add:
ReplyDeleteSee 'em off Wire: Thats one I always use.(followed by hubby and son's laughter)I dont know why :-)
Show us yer chicken Wolfie!: Wolfie will then produce a much used plastic(thats important to point out!) chicken and hurl into the crowd.