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bullrush


Game in which children have to run across and oval without being tagged by those that are in. Called bullrush in Tamworth, Cockie Laura in Griffith, and Red Rover in other places: Child who is in yells out "Bullrush!" to signal all the other children to start running across the oval. Compare British bulldog, cockylora, red rover.

Contributor's comments: [Sydney informant] We called this Bullrush.

Contributor's comments: Sounds like what we used to play at school in NZ. Except we called it "Bull Rush"

Contributor's comments: Definitely in use on the Central Coast, NSW.

Contributor's comments: [Sydney informant] British bulldog was the tackle version, bullrush was non-tackle.

Contributor's comments: [Sydney informant] We used to play this in Primary School. I have heard it called Bullrush AND Cocky Laura. The same or a similar game was called Scat

Contributor's comments: "Bull Rush" exists in Dubbo NSW.