Here we are in the land of stereotyped macho men and competive sports....and one of the favourite sports teams is called Rabbitohs. What the....?!


Apparently the history of the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league football club stretches back to the early (1908) days of rugby football in Australia .


Many different versions of the origin:


The most prevalent indicates the Rabbitohs name came from early. Players wearing their cardinal red and myrtle green football jumpers would earn extra money on Saturday mornings by hawking rabbits around the district with the traditional cry of "Rabbitoh!" echoing through the narrow streets.


Sale made, they would sling the bunny from their shoulder and skin it on the spot, inevitably accumulating some of the fur and blood on their jerseys. When they played in those blood stained jumpers that afternoon, opponents from wealthier rugby clubs did not always appreciate the aroma and would mockingly repeat the "Rabbitoh!" cry.

-or-


The Rabbitohs playing field, Nathan's cow paddock, was in such rough condition the other players would refer to the "rabbit holes" that became "rabbitohs".


from Wikipedia plus

You decide which is the more believable.....



oh, and did I mention, one of the other prominent teams is named the Roosters?