oceanswims

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Joined August 2020

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I’m more interested in the evolution of the hooker position over the years. Some credit Elias with changing the role from just another forward filling the gap between props to the running, playmaking dummy half. But was it really Elias? Clearly, hookers need a role now that they no longer hook. Perhaps the position in the front row is a convenient place to slot them when they’re not doing the other stuff. But how has the role changed? When did it start to change? Who changed it? I saw a commentary the other day that credited Elias with the new style of hooker play, but others I’ve discussed it with reckon it was earlier than him. Certainly, the Elias style of hooker play was very different to the Elwyn Walters style.

Why the hooker position should be officially reclassified as a dummy-half

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