hooker

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Italy won two matches in finishing fourth in the table, with their performance reflected in the selection of hooker Giacomo Nicotera, prop Simone Ferrari and centre Tommaso Menoncello.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Italy eventually responded with a try from replacement hooker Di Bartolomeo with Wales replacement prop Griffin shown a yellow card for a cynical offence.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Farrell has also made two changes to the front row with Ulster's Tom O'Toole replacing the injured Jeremy Loughman at loose-head prop and Ronan Kelleher recalled at hooker.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Ofa Tu'ungafasi moves to loosehead prop while Kurt Eklund comes in at hooker, and lock Sam Darry returns to the starting XV after missing last week's match following a head knock.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 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