hooker

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Tom Youngs was a hooker for Leicester Tigers and England, and played for both teams - including in a World Cup - with his younger brother, scrum-half Ben.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

Saracens' Theo Dan and Bristol's Gabriel Oghre also impressed in defeat, but, at 23, Jibulu is younger than both and will be vying for position on England's hooker depth chart.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Jones will have the experienced duo of hooker Amy Cokayne and number eight Alex Matthews as her vice captains.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

I sung out to them to stop; but it was no use, so leaving the hooker to look after herself, I went forrard.

From A Crime of the Under-seas by Boothby, Guy Newell