captain's run
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[edit]captain's run (plural captain's runs)
- (originally rugby union, Australia) a team training session led by the captain rather than the coach, typically held shortly before a match, often at the match venue, sometimes incorporating a photo opportunity
- 1999 October 23, John Hopkins, “Australia dismiss Henry's praise”, in The Times, number 66653, London, page 39:
- ON the Friday before an international these days, most rugby teams have a light training session supervised by the captain. The Australians call it the captain's run, and in light rain in Cardiff yesterday morning John Eales led his team-mates through their moves, the last physical preparation for the quarter-final against Wales at the Millennium Stadium this afternoon.
- 2002 October 18, Alan Solomons, quoted in Gerry Thornley "Ulster must lift their game" The Irish Times p. 21:
- "It's been a very difficult week," admits Solomons. "We had a light run on Tuesday, what I would call a 'flush out', and a captain's run today. That's really all we could do."
- 2007, Paul Sculthorpe, Sculthorpe: Man of Steel[1], Random House, →ISBN, page 7:
- After that, the rest of the week was a breeze — I even did the full wrestling session with the lads on the Wednesday, went through the 'captain's run', which is always a bit light-hearted anyway, and then it was just a case of running through the game plan and various plays.
- 2016 June 14, Damian George, Netball: Superstition part of match-day routine Otago Daily Times
- 8.45am - Head to stadium for captain's run
- 9am - Captain's run
- "We always do a walk through. Wendy [captain Wendy Frew] runs it. ["]
- 2023 February 4, “Sacked coach Eddie Jones launches cunning trick to stay in the heads of English players ahead of crucial Six Nations Championship”, in Daily Mail, picture caption:
- Finn Russell juggles rugby balls during the Scotland captain's run at Twickenham Stadium ahead of their Six Nations match against England
- 2023 February 4, Luke Yates, quoted in James O'Brien, "Huddersfield Giants captain Luke Yates outlines reasons for renewed optimism ahead of new season" Yorkshire Post
- "We'll have fewer short turnarounds so we'll have fresher bodies; a lot of times last year we were playing, two days off then the captain's run and playing again.["]