The sights of Hong Kong
March 27, 2010 No CommentsBustling streets, colour and pageantry. The Hong Kong Sevens is a world rugby spectacle not to be missed.
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Kicking Styles – Quade Cooper, Queensland, Australia
March 15, 2010 No CommentsEngland’s Johnny Wilkinson brought in the standing prayer stance that was adopted by many goal kickers looking to emulate the great flyhalf. Now Australia’s Quade Cooper is looking to introduce a new style that has elements of Austin Powers, Discobolis and a couple of cartoon characters. The Queensland Red’s flyhalf starts the kick from a ...
Fans & StyleNot many males in drag at the USA Sevens
February 23, 2010 No CommentsThe New Zealand Sevens in Wellington attracts a huge number of men wearing dresses. Rugby personality, Melodie Robinson felt this was a very healthy thing for the New Zealand male (assuming they were mostly New Zealanders). Putting aside their inhibitions was thought to be therapeutic and the airflow that a dress affords was befitting the ...
Sevens StyleSevens Hair – New heir to the Sevens Hair Throne
February 16, 2010 No CommentsNew Zealand’s Kurt Baker has recently removed his old trademark white patch from the back of his head. [See our story] Being connoisseurs of fashion, the French Rugby Sevens team didn’t believe him: “Elle est toujours là” they said. Baker felt he needed to prove it – “Regardez, il est allé ” (‘Look, it’s gone!’). But ...
Sevens StyleRugby American style
February 15, 2010 1 CommentThe IRB World Sevens Series included a tournament in Las Vegas for the first time and the supporters came out in style.
Sevens StyleSevens fashion colours
February 8, 2010 No CommentsThere was a lot of pink at the Wellington Stadium watching the third leg of the IRB World Sevens Series over the weekend.
Sevens StyleSevens Rugby – a cross dressing opportunity
February 8, 2010 4 CommentsAccording to rugby TV personality Melodie Robinson, Sevens Rugby (in Wellington at least) is an opportunity for men to explore a wider expanse of wardrobe opportunities – in particular women’s clothing. The number of men who took this opportunity was staggering and either scary or healthy depending upon your point of view. The New Zeland ...
Sevens Style[Sevens Hair] Kurt Baker – Where’s the white?
January 19, 2010 No CommentsOriginally uploaded by Rob vRS I have been pursuing the inside story on the white tuft of hair at the back of Kurt Baker’s head ever since he burst onto the world Sevens scene during the IRB World Series in 2009. Like many Sevens players before him, Baker was a relative unknown in senior rugby ...
Sevens StyleSaracens new jersey borrows from NFL’s Bengals
December 22, 2009 No CommentsSaracens new paying uniform bears several similarities to that of the Cincinnati Bengals from the NFL. Similarities Same orange on black colours Similar orange tiger stripes on the shoulders The Bengals are more prominent and run off the edge of the jersery arms The Bengals also have a white stripe under the armpit to the ...
Fans & StyleBest playing uniform in New Zealand
September 30, 2009 No CommentsThere was a time when iconic rugby brand Canterbury made pretty much all of the rugby jerseys in New Zealand but their monopoly was broken when the All Blacks switched to Adidas in 1999 after having been with Canterbury for 75 years. If this blog post can be believed ['All Blacks: What's in a jersey?'], ...
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