Traditions are slightly different from club to club, but there are those solid rituals which are synonymous world-wide. Upon the conclusion of the game, the rookie scorer is made to strip completely naked and dance in the Zulu Warrior way while singing the Zulu song. At a given point in the one man parade, all the other members from the varsity squad, like a baptism in any other culture, splash mass quantities of beer onto the rookie scorer to christen him into the next level of his rugby life. Those ruggers who are not as lucky may find themselves baring all in the harshest of conditions. If not for the warm feeling of comradere, Bullfrog probably would have found himself at County General with hypothermia.
Traditions are an important part of the rugby culture.
Georgia Southern rugby has built a tradition on the Statesboro campus that few sports at Southern have surpassed and that even fewer people know about. The team began in 1976, four years before the football team started and light years before other club sports began here at Georgia Southern. Pat Thorton, team captain in the inaugural season, is credited as one of the founders of the club. He is also credited with giving the club its mascot, a full size male ram head complete with fur, horns and a keen set of glass eyes. The '76 team surprised everyone, including themselves, by capturing a national ranking in their first campaign.