I have been trying to educate the ladies that there are some very good looking rugby players that you may not have heard of before. But seeing as the Crusaders are at back home in Christchurch this weekend and delicious Dan Carter is going to have a run (from the bench, so you’ll have to watch out in the second half) I decided that we should all drool over him today.
Your clothes are making me uncomfortable Dan, please take them off…
It's starting to look like whoever I proclaim as my hottie of the week ends up having a shocking rugby game. Last week Mike Harris who was sitting on 24 consecutive successful kicks at goal before the game (ladies who don’t yet watch rugby, this is like finding 24 pairs of jeans that make your ass look great in a single shopping trip, nearly impossible) had a complete catastrophe of a game against the Rebels. So this week’s looker is to help the Stormers along ;)
Benson Stanley - a name that sounds like it should come with a castle, a few acres of rolling green hills and some peasants that you routinely extort for taxes to fund your fur coats - is the 27 year old outside centre for the Auckland Blues. He will be in action on Friday night against the Cape Town side in what I expect to be a very tight and rough game (in a manly way).
Throwing things onto the field of play or, worse, at a player’s head is a terrible thing to do and people could get hurt. It’s a very stupid and unsportsmanly act and I don’t condone it at all.
The bottle incident last weekend at Loftus where a fan hit Kevin Mealamu with a projectile water bottle after getting onto the field is what sparked this and it is the public reaction to it that has me annoyed.
Many comments were thrown around about “only at Loftus” and “typical of Bulls fans” etc etc. These unfortunate incidents happen all over the world and it is unfair to paint all Bull’s fans with the single stupid action of one. It happened and we’re all in agreement that the guy is a tool and has embarrassed us.
I remember being at Ellis Park for a Tri-Nations match against Australia years ago, where fans threw beer cans at George Gregan and I was embarrassed then too.
But this doesn’t only happen in South Africa. When looking for the video I found this gem of a clip of folks throwing beer bottles at Eden Park, the beginning is a bit fuzzy, so skip to about 30 seconds, it’s crazy.
This weekend’s hottie is 23 year old Mike Harris who is filling Quade Cooper’s ballet slippers for the Reds while Quade is out injured. He was headboy of his high school (aww sweet) and isn’t a bad rugby payer either. It will be interesting to see him flex his yummy muscles against the Rebels on Saturday which is sure to be a runaway win for the Queensland team (if my Superbru picks can be believed)
So enjoy… oh, if you’re in a rush just scroll to the bottom, it’ll be worth your while ;)
This weeeked I thought I'd feature a Highlanders player as they are filing for bankruptcy today and if new signing for 2012, Tamati Ellison, just did a few more topless shoots I'm sure he could save them.
The 28 year old utility back has been in Japan for the last two seasons and I look forward to seeing what he can offer the Highlanders in their time of need.