Are we in the shire?

[charlie_cochrane]

As previously reported, was watching Sarries vs Quins, and couldn't help being struck by the preponderance of hobbit type surnames. Trayfoot. Wigglesworth. Ashton. Hargreaves. Hopper. So I had a look at the teams for the games on today. Dollman. Shoemark. Yeandle. Scaysbrook. Ewers. Barrow. Hogg. Twelvetrees. Stooke.

No wonder I love my rugby...



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Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Great names-- I especially like Wigglesworth and Trayfoot.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Those were the very two who got me searching. Wigglesworth's name is so long they have to abbreviate it on his shirt. :)

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

LOL! Hobbits, after all, were English.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

You can see where Tolkein got his inspiration.

Billy Twelvetrees is a hero of ours. His nickname is "thirty six". LOL

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

What a great nickname! Love it.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

There are some great sporting nicknames around...