[Hair Trends] Best team hair in New Zealand 2009 – Manawatu
September 30, 2009 3 CommentsThe Manawatu Turbos have the most stylish hair in New Zealand’s NPC rugby competition.
Even before the Beards for Blood charity, beards were rampant among Manawatu players.

Manawatu Prop, Grant Polson

New Zealand Sevens veteran, Lote Raikabula

New Zealand Sevens playmaker, Tomasi Cama

Even injured players maintain their hairstyles
Manawatu boast the longest-haired front rower in Sean O’Connor, interviewed here after the narrow defeat to Northland.
Then there is colour …

Young Manawatu wing, Tevita Taufui

Tevita Taufui from the back

Up and coming sevens star, Kurt Baker

Kurt Baker's trademark white tuft, initially styled by his hair-dresser sister
Manawatu also have a high degree of general styling.

The main reason for their success was revealed to RugbyHair by flanker Nick Croswell in an interview.
Even their fans have great hair.


Tui girl

Another Tui girl

Even more of those gorgeous Tui girls

A touch of the macabre

Colour and tattoos

Scarves and pretty hairties

The barmaids also get into the mood

Dawn French look-a-like?
It doesn’t end there, Manawatu have the best looking playing uniform as well, more about that coming up in the RugbyHair review of playing uniforms.
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