A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

rugby Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 17 7.5 0 11.6 41.3 17.7
Number of occurrences4833 5 0 2 4 4
Number of authors20 10 4 2 3 1

Occurrences of rugby in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
The middle-class bore prefers rugby. But alas, it never came. Wha on page 35

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
er is a big scary bastard, ex-rugby coach. Yi hud tae be brave ta on page 49

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he rain, Sur,'replied Dobson.'Rugby practeese is aff!' on page 22

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
etuashun. Iz a loon he played rugby fur Scotland, iz a 'flanker' on page 80

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"We're gaun tae watch the rugby on tele noo," says Auntie Agg on page 118

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
As the rules o Rugby threap, "Use it or loose it!"
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ye're stairtin fae - tae the rugby it's up, but tae the fitba it
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
" kiss.Aw languages is like a rugby baw. The rules threaps "use i
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ht me, “Skiin’ efter her, Rugby tacklin’ her an’ forcin
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
“Fitba’ crazy?” Bein’ Rugby daft though, it wis great tha
the then Scottish Director of Rugby, sayin’ that he as a former
the “Freedom o’ Scottish Rugby!” The buggers didni’ even
Frae rugby, played aw' dreich an' stark,
An' every rugby fan enthrals,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
folk associate the sang wi’ Rugby bit it furst came tae general
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
he Apartheid period, likeweys rugby. An, indeed, sports can be ya
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@Brian_Pacey @BBCSport the rugby lads do what they want m8 eve (2020) twitter link
ibertine95 the elite teams in rugby are getting a windfall - ffs (2020) twitter link
@pieandbov rugby players whit dae u expect - (2020) twitter link
n97 dinnae get me stertit oan rugby union - they huv tae b fecki (2020) twitter link
or all sports buy a just feel rugby in particular has plenty mone (2020) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
the boorach. He was a muckle rugby lad himsel and wisna on page 73

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
ions haein a game o nae rules rugby, aa beets an elbas, makkin ma on page 98
ba, maistly tae massacre iss rugby match on page 99

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t sigh. "They're like twa aul rugby socks wi hanfaes oO san in th on page 69

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@72redz1903 tweeted
point aboot the way Scottish Rugby has quietly gone aboot it’s (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n he wis ower last year wi da rugby team. He bedd wi Peter, my ne on page 46

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
@JonPulley rugby boys on da high seas?(2016) search twitter

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
reilly bobby av seen e playin rugby e wudni even git inti a prima(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
y still in bits after playing rugby at the weekend.did enjoy mase(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
had me owre the turnstiles at Rugby Park near as suin as Ah could(2020) search twitter
DundeePoet Should've went tae Rugby Park fir a daicent gemme ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
yarnin aboot somethin caaed #Rugby . Aiblins I'll tak a wee keek (2015) twitter link
I hae put yin o thon Ireland rugby sangs intae #UlsterScots: hoo (2015) twitter link
sing an look crabbit at thon #Rugby ? They hae a quare blad o san (2015) twitter link
done tae the Scotchies in the rugby the day! (2017) twitter link