The front row forward wearing No. 2. The player is supported on either side in the scrum by props and is required to gain possession of the ball in the scrum by hooking or blocking the ball with one of his/her feet. The hooker will normally also be the forward who throws the ball into the lineout.

(rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot

a rugby player, in the centre of the front row of the scrum Rugby is a game which looks similar to american football, but played by men who are rock hard and who don't need puffhouse shielding, to stop them getting bruised

The forward who usually wears No. 2. The hooker is supported by the props in the scrum and is responsible for gaining possession of the ball by hooking or blocking it with a foot.

frontrow forward wearing No. 2. Usually as wide as he is high in Rugby Union. The player is supported on either side in the scrum by props. His job is to gain possession of the ball in the scrum by hooking or blocking the ball with one of his feet. The hooker will normally also be the forward who throws the ball into the lineout.