Wearing jersey number 9, the hooker is one of the team's forwards, playing in the front row of the scrum. The position's name comes from their role of 'hooking' or 'raking' the ball back with the foot in scrums. For this reason the hooker is sometimes referred to as the rake

This is a category of rugby league players who play or played as hookers.. Pages in category "Rugby league hookers" The following 200 pages are …

George "Babe" Hooker was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). Hooker played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the 1909 season. References. The Encyclopedia of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson

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A rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field, with 4 substitutes on the bench. Each of the thirteen players is assigned a position, normally with a standardised number, which reflects their role in attack and defence, although players can take up any position at any time. ... The hooker or rake, numbered 9, traditionally packs ...

Harry Grant (born 17 February 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.. Grant played for the Wests Tigers on loan for the 2020 NRL season.The arrangement between Wests and the Storm to trade Grant with Paul Momirovski was the first loan arrangement in National Rugby League history.

Thomas Lee is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for Halifax RLFC in the Betfred Championship. Lee has played for eight different clubs during his career. Lee has previously played for St Helens, Salford Red Devils, London Broncos, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Crusaders RL and Hull F.C..

Ian John Walsh was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was a hooker with the St. George Dragons from 1962 to 1967 and played in the last five of the Dragons’ historic 11 consecutive premiership winning teams. He captained St. George in the last of its 11 successive Grand Final wins in 1966 and led The Saints again when their premiership winning …

Jan 28, 2019 · The average rugby hooker at professional level has a weight of 105-110kg (232-243lbs). Hookers need to move around the field a lot more than props. The modern hooker has good ball skills, is effective at ruck time and has a bit of speed. All these skills require a reduction of weight, in most cases.