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About this interview
Rugby league fans A group of fans discuss the game's vocabulary and remember the language of their childhood.

Interviewees:
Tony Collins, Tony Marchant, Trevor Gibbons,

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Relationship of interviewees: Acquaintances/friends through rugby

Where: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Language of interview: English
About this interview
Voice clip 1
The men discuss words for "running water smaller than a river", and work out the differences between a stream, beck, drain and ditch.



Voice clip 2
The men talk about different words for moody - including "mardy", "maungy", "got a face on", "having a cob on" or "a dog on", "taking your bat home" - and when they would use them.



More clips from this interview

Tony Collins, Sports historian
Football, rugby or rugger? Tony talks about how the different terms for rugby league and how confusing it can be.
Interview's notes

Long description of interview: The group is made up of men in their 30s and 40s with strong northern identities, each with a huge interest in rugby league. Tony Marchant is a former Castleford, Bradford and GB international player, Tony Collins is a sports historian, supporter and former rugby league archivist and Trevor Gibbons is a rugby league writer. Tony Marchant is Castleford born and bred, while both Tony Collins and Trevor are originally from Hull. All really enjoy remembering words they used as children and enthusiastically discuss the vocabulary of rugby league and the increasing Australian influence. All three contribute strongly to the conversation.

Recorded by: Kate Davy, Radio Leeds

Date of interview: 2005/03/31

   

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