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The wooden spoon is now an integral part of the rich tapestry of rugby league, and most fans dread their club’s moments of wooden spoon shame as much as they cherish the occasional euphoria of premiership glory.
The memory of ‘winning’ the spoon is hard to shake, but where does the term come from, and is there an actual spoon involved?
According to the impeccable sources of Wikipedia, in the 18th century a wooden spoon was awarded by the students of Cambridge University to their fellow student who scored the lowest marks while still being eligible for a third-class degree. The spoons were actually awarded and came to be quite large and more elaborate over time. It was a bit of a student prank.