Rugby no tats -football all tatoos -whats happening

[tescorank]

I know “Rugby is a thug’s game played by gentlemen and football is a gentleman’s game played by thugs” but coundn't help noticing watching the rugby saturday Ireland v Italy no tattos and England V Wales one full sleeve (i full sleeve England), wheras Man city v Leicester every player it seems had them everywhere, can someone explain is this a class thing or just education?

Edited by tescorank on Monday 12th February 09:19

[Willy Nilly]

Rugby players can't afford it.

[jmorgan]

Probably find there are loads on both sides (south seas especially). Not researched it and don't really care but to put the proverbial non partisan completely unbiased and without and proof or foundation boot in (nice flashy yellow one with red stripes and a posh makers name on the side)..... football players are more fashion orientated by nature.....

Edited by jmorgan on Monday 12th February 07:51

[sc0tt]

tescorank said:

I know “Rugby is a thug’s game played by gentlemen and football is a gentleman’s game played by thugs” but coundn't help noticing watching the cricket saturday Ireland v Italy no tattos and England V Wales one full sleeve (i full sleeve England), wheras Man city v Leicester every player it seems had them everywhere, can someone explain is this a class thing or just education?

Just to clarify, how are you associating tattoos with education?

Freddie flintoff has tattoos.

[schmunk]

sc0tt said:

Just to clarify, how are you associating tattoos with education?

Freddie flintoff has tattoos.

...and left school at 16.

[Wobbegong]

Because football is played by chavs.

[Gargamel]

sc0tt said:

Just to clarify, how are you associating tattoos with education?

Freddie flintoff has tattoos.

As does - Stokes and KP did too.

However proof it is not just talented cricketers who have Tatoos, Jade Dernbach also had some.

Is anyone serious equating Tatoos with Intelligence ? Everyone surely knows Einstein had a tatoo of two Succubi on his butt cheeks.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Chelsea currently have a pretty tattoo free team. Victor Moses has some, but that's about it.

[cranford10]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Chelsea currently have a pretty tattoo free team. Victor Moses has some, but that's about it.

Bakayoko must have “I’m fking useless” tattooed on himself somewhere surely ?

[Cyder]

They're barely noticeable to be fair.

[Dr Jekyll]

Every summer the girls in the park near my office reveal plenty of tattoos, it's the exception for one not to have any. However I did happen to glance at a charity nude calendar produced by educated young ladies at a reasonably prestigious university, and after considerable study I can confirm none of them had tattoos.

[TLandCruiser]

Tattoo = council, football which was predominantly a working class sport = council

I played rugby up until my early 30s

[jamoor]

sc0tt said:

Just to clarify, how are you associating tattoos with education?

Freddie flintoff has tattoos.

Is he a back or a forward?

[z4RRSchris]

Cyder said:

They're barely noticeable to be fair.

hes cornish doesnt count

[popeyewhite]

Body adornment is a way of attracting more attention to yourself and as such occurs in every sport/way of life. Social trends are obviously an influence.

[schmunk]

jamoor said:

sc0tt said:

Just to clarify, how are you associating tattoos with education?

Freddie flintoff has tattoos.

Is he a back or a forward?

In Sc0tt's defence, the OP has been edited since after his post to remove a mention of cricket.

[irocfan]

sorry OP there are loads of rugby players who have tats - a couple more examples below. And that's before you really start looking at the teams from the S/H

[Cyder]

z4RRSchris said:

Cyder said:

They're barely noticeable to be fair.

hes cornish doesnt count

That is true.

[Wacky Racer]

Wobbegong said:

Because football is played by chavs.

Not always. Gorgeous Gus in the Victor comic of the 1960's was an Earl, and his butler used to put the ball on the penalty spot for him.

When he kicked it hard, it took the ball (and the goalie) straight through the back of the goalnet.

[PositronicRay]

Dame Judy Dench has tattoos, I don't think she's a rugby player.