Video: Warringah Rat pulls hammy in half-time mascot race during Rays v Eagles NRC clash at Brookvale Oval

IT wasn’t quite like a rat up a drainpipe — the Warringah Rat pulled a hammy during the half-time mascots race in an NRC clash. Watch the video.

WITH apologies to the Honey Badger, it was hardly like a rat up a drainpipe.

The inaugural running of the mascots race at the North Harbour Rays’ first home NRC game proved less than ideal.

First Tah Man pulled out of the race, then the Warringah Rat pulled a hamstring mid-sprint — and lost its strides.

The half-time sprint — held during the Rays v NSW Country Eagles clash at Brookvale Oval on Thursday night — was set to feature Tah Man, but ESPNscrum reports that the NSW Waratahs’ mascot didn’t have his suit and was a late scratching.

The race eventually took place between the Warringah Rat, the Mac Warrior and the Gordon Highlander.

The Rat hit the lead on the turn and looked to be flying, only to spectacularly collapse with victory in sight.

Watch video of the Warringah Rats mascot’s half-time race fail in the player above.