Nicknames of Australian Rugby players

[Bairdy]

I think I read somewhere that there is a injury prone bloke that played in an Australian Super Rugby team some time ago who was dubbed Tampon, because he’s in one week, out for three. Made me chuckle anyone know who it was?

I think someone referred to Palu as tampon in the Wallabies watch thread

 

[terry j]

can I give a nickname that I don't think is already used??

Nic White (scrumhalf for brumbies in case I got it wrong)...I reckon he should be called cowboy.

is it just me or do others think he walks with wide spaced bandy legs as if he just got off a horse??

 

[swingpass]

I believe that JOC (James O'Connor), Quade, Beale and Ioane call themselves the Budgie Brothers

bungy brothers

it also includes danny cipriani, buddy franklin (afl) and some other afl guy from collingwood

 

[Train Without a Station]

George Smith -Jorge
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) - Swoopy
Drew Mitchell - Drewster/Rooster
Matt Dunning - Tucky/Friar Tuck
Dave Dennis - Tits
Radike Samo - DK
Kurtley Beale Gilbert

 

[ACT Crusader]

James O'Connor - Rabbit

 

[Rassie]

Matt Dunning - Bouncer

 

[scaraby]

El presidente Tim G. "the paddlepop lion"..Matty "Coleman" Burke...oh my mistake thats his real name

 

[suckerforred]

can I give a nickname that I don't think is already used??

Nic White (scrumhalf for brumbies in case I got it wrong).I reckon he should be called cowboy.

is it just me or do others think he walks with wide spaced bandy legs as if he just got off a horse??

Noticed this on Saturday when I was directly behind him lining up a kick. He was lining up a kick that is. best set of bowed legs I have seen since I left the west.

 

[terry j]

yeah, noticed that greg martin said basically the same thing on the broadcast..'looks like he just got off a horse'. That stuck in my head for some strange reason

I tried posting one of those cartoon cowboys when I made my post, but I think that most get it.

Does that mean we have created a new nickname?

Hope it is not too offensive (from his point of view)

 

[Try-ranosaurus Rex]

Nic White is from Scone afterall... the horse capital of Australia...

 

[suckerforred]

Perhaps 'Breaker' for Nic White.

 

[terry j]

yes, that's more polite, would feel more comfortable with something like that.

aussies, liking to be cryptic, could also take breaker a step forward and call him morant. That will get the foreigners scratching their heads.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Ben Alexander: Clucker / Sloth
Alofa Alofa: Bread
Adam Ashley-Cooper: Two Dads / Swoopy / The Earl
Fotu Auelua: Wrecking Ball

Berrick Barnes: Sookface / Panadol / Archie's Dad
Al Baxter: The Fuse
Kurtley Beale: Gilbert
Richard Brown: Dick Brown / Brown Dick

Will Caldwell: Ducka
Tom Carter: Chariots
David Campese: Too easy
Nathan Charles: Cheese
Sam Cordingly: Vanilla Gregan
Nick Cummins: The Honey Badger
Steve Cutler: Skylab

Rod Davies: Rocket
Dave Dennis: Tits
Matt Dunning: Tucky/Friar Tuck / Bouncer / Fat Dunning

John Eales: Nobody
Rocky Elsom: The Rock

Saia and Anthony Fainga'a: Search & Destroy/FTS and FTA
Saia Fainga'a: FingerS
Anthony Fainga'a: A Finger
Gene Fairbanks: Yabby
Nick Farr-Jones: Kick Too Farr-Jones
Nick Frisby: Pickle

Tim Gavin: The paddlepop lion
Will Genia: Sanchez
Kyle Godwin: Adonis

Chris Handy: Buddha
James Hanson: Chibba
Justin Harrison: Googy
Greg Holmes: Homer / Spud
Tim Horan: Helmet
James Horwill: Big Kev
Van Humphries: Vandal, Benjamin Button
Julian Huxley: Swiss
Peter Hynes: Marcia

Peter Kimlin: Noodles

Stephen Larkham: Bernie or The Pope
Michael Lynagh: Noddy

Salesi Maafu: MoreFood
Ewen MacKenzie: Link
Ben McCalman: Big Dog / Wolfman
Drew Mitchell: Drewster / Rooster
Stephen Moore: Squeeky
Luke Morahan: Moz
Garrick Morgan: Pogo
Stirling Mortlock: Stirlo / Captain Insane / Morty / Snorky

James O'Connor: Dorothy / Bieber / BieberBoy / BrandO'Conner / Rabbit / Homebrand
Michael O'Connor: Shnozz

David Pocock: Bam Bam
Ray Price: Mr. Perpetual Motion

Ed Quirk: Achy Breaky Heart

Clyde Rathbone: Clyde the Glyde
Benn Robinson: Fat Cat / Party Pie

Radike Samo: DK, Burnt Palm Tree
Nathan Sharpe: Seagull
Rob Simmons: Simmo
James Slipper: The Golden Slipper
George Smith: Jorge / King George
Scott Staniforth: Spanner

Ilivasi Tabua: The Human Skewer
Morgan Turinui: Tooheys / Pies

Adam Wallace-Harrison: Wal
Rory Walton "Wreck-It" Rory
Phil Waugh: The Orc
Chris Whitaker: Anthems


More here including international nicknames: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/player-nick-names.5127/

EDIT: New entries from posts below.

 

[tigerland12]

Greg Holmes= Spud
James Hanson= Chibba
Adam Wallace-Harrison= Wal
Nick Frisby= Pickle
Luke Morahan = Moz

 

[Bairdy]

Kyle Godwin - Adonis

 

[MrTimms]

Will Genia isn't nicknamed Sanchez, that's his real name.

 

[Gnostic]

Skylab - Steve Cutler
The Skewer - Illie Tabua (Sorry Illie I can't remember the spelling of your full name)
Pogo - Garrick Morgan

not a Rugby Player I know he is from the that other game - but Francis Farrell deserves a mention in any listing of Australian sportsmen's nicknames. One of the few who earned his name off the field - The Bumper

 

[Scoey]

From another thread, one of the best nicknames I've heard: Billy Twelvetrees nickname is '36' from when he played for Leicester. Haha! Classic!

EDIT: Just thought of another one; Nathan Sharpe also gets called Razor.

 

[grousehouse]

I thought Chris Whittaker was dubbed 'Hobo' (rather than Anthems) because he never had the need to shower after a test match.

 

[Swat]

Best nickname i've seen is a guy in Orange that goes by the nickname of Clock; he only has one hand.