Zambuk
From Rugby League Wiki
Zambuk was a popular term to describe ambulance-men and first aiders in Australia and New Zealand.[1]
Zam-buk was a skin-dressing sold in chemists that was used by ambulance-men and first aiders at rugby league matches on injured players from the 1900s.[1] In Australia and New Zealand the term was soon being used to refer to the ambulance-men and first aiders themselves.[1][2][3]
The term fell out of popular use in the 1970s as ambulance-men and first aiders were replaced by club trainers and others.[1] Zambuk is still in occasional use, with Ray Warren using the term in television commentary during the 2007 NRL season.[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fagan, Sean (2007-07-12). "Tracking Down The Zam-Buk". rl1908.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5yuLhPhqV. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ↑ Fagan, Sean (2010-10-03). "In league, we leave the dead where they fall". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5yvUKnSYn. Retrieved 2011-05-24. "Under the rules of that time, the referee had no choice but to suspend the game while the collar and tie-wearing "zambuk" (St John ambulanceman) came onto the field and treated the "injured" Tiger."
- ↑ Dwyer, Glen (2011-01-10). "Vale to two great old Bluebags". New South Wales Rugby League. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5yvTPUbBF. Retrieved 2011-05-24. "Alf [Richards]...rendered magnificent service as a trainer and "zambuk" with the Bluebags from 1944 to 1973."
