hooker

Example Sentences

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Prop Botterman will have a second operation on an ankle injury sustained playing for Bristol in December, while Saracens hooker Campbell will have a knee operation next week.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

When replacement Tigers' hooker Finn Theobald-Thomas turned over the ball, it seemed Leicester would take the money and kick to touch.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

But hooker Nathan Jibulu has been a bright point in an underwhelming campaign.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Loughborough Lightning number eight Haineala Lutui, daughter of former Tonga, Worcester and Gloucester hooker Aleki, is rewarded for her fine form.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The vessel which had run down the hooker was, I found, H.M. brig of war Osprey, commander Hartland, on her passage home from the North American station.

From Paddy Finn by Webb, Archibald