The term bulrush (or sometimes as bullrush) typically refers to tall, herbaceous plants that grow in wetlands. However, as a common name for a plant, bulrush can mean very different things in different parts of the world.
In British English, bulrush is the common name for Typha, called "cattail" in American English.
In American English, a bulrush is any one of several plants in the family Cyperaceae, typically of the genus Scirpus, Bolboschoenus, or Schoenoplectus.
Rushes are similar plants classified in the family Juncaceae
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Bullrush is an energetic game whereby a group of individuals endeavour to rush from one line to another across an open space without being tackled to the ground by participants who have previously been so tackled.
As is usual with children's games, the particular rules applied vary from location to location, but generally the most recent loser is able to call out the name of one of the people not yet tackled to make the rush on their own.
As a game of physical contact that results in a mêlée of people attempting to drag others down to the ground, Bullrush bears some similarity to a rugby scrum which may explain the presence of the game amongst children in a nation beloved of the sport of rugby.
With all to play for in the fleet, all crews where frustrated by the lack of racing on Tuesday due to 30kt winds which stopped the fleet of ferries getting the crews out to the boats.
Bullrush and Rustler were matched on points, going into the last day.
In race 5, Rustler hounded Bullrush up the course, disregarding the positions of the other boats and using every trick in the book to stay in front.
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