This now begs the question, did you understand my reference to rugby? (Which was supposed to be funny). At least you are from a rugby-loving nation The hooker is one of the forward positions, and at a guess I would say it's "le talonneur" in French? Number 2 or Number 3 - not everyone seems to number their players in the same way
Rugby: is that the race with rowboats or the one with bicycles? Arnaud