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Long socks

Mateoftate

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Why do rugby players wear long socks when they dont wear shin pads (I believe)?
 
To aid the ref in identification when they are all in a pile.
 
Protection it was against what was called "raking" when a ruck formed.
But rucking went out of the game nearly 20 years ago now
 

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