In The Loose The latest news, views and opinions about rugby union 
If your parents are rugby mad then there’s a pretty good chance you will recognise some, if not all of these signs…
1.You know who JPR Williams and Willie John McBride are without Googling them
2.You started off playing tag rugby at the age of 4 and have competed at every level since
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3.If you ever mentioned the term ‘football’ never mind played it you were pretty much disowned
4.You’d much rather go down and support your local team than go to any professional game
5.You can remember the days when it was actually possible to get hold of international tickets
6.Scrums and rolling mauls hold more appeal than running rugby any day…
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7….although you do think players are now too big for their own good
8.At some stage in your life your dad has either refereed or coached you
9.You’ve always been told to ‘run off’ injuries, even when you can no longer feel your legs
10.Your parents are never afraid to tell you when you’ve had a crap game
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11.There’s no better feeling than playing alongside your dad for the first (and probably only) time
12.You’ve broken at least one ornament in the house when throwing an object like it’s a rugby ball
13.Your parents are good friends with at least one retired pro
when my sons started school i told their teachers “if the class is ever singing a song and the kid says ‘oh, i know other words to that song,’ you don’t want to hear them.”