August 29, 2009
This year’s New Zealand NPC rugby competition has a lot of players sporting beards. RugbyHair are keen to find out how serious players are about their facial hair so we asked Jared Payne, Northland captain and Canterbury Crusader; Jack McPhee, North Harbour fullback and Northland hard man, Karl Haitana. Not everyone is a fan of ...
Tags: Jack McPhee, Jared Payne, Karl Haitana, North Harbour, Northand, NPC, Rugby BeardHair Trends
August 25, 2009
We get up close and personal with Rodney So’oialo’s dreads after Bay of Plenty’s defeat of Wellington in the 3rd round of the 2009 New Zealand NPC.
Tags: Rodney So'oialo, WellingtonHair Trends
August 23, 2009
Many of New Zealand’s professional rugby players are sporting facial hair this season. All Black lock, Jason Eaton started things off back in 2007 when he progressed from a pretty serious pair of sideburns to the full Jesus beard. In 2009 we are seeing a new breed. Natural Karl Haitana (Northland) Jack McPhee (North Harbour) ...
Tags: Jack McPhee, Jesus Beard, Josh Hohneck, Karl Haitana, Rugby BeardHair Trends
July 20, 2009
Originally uploaded by bulgegr Hair and potency. It’s difficult to know whether there is a causal link but sometimes it seems that way. When he had long flowing blond hair, Springbok Schalk Burger (pictured) was the best loose forward in the world. He cut his hair off and his form seemed to follow. The same ...
Tags: George Smith, Jason Eaton, Paul O'Connell, Schalk BurgerHair Trends
June 6, 2009
Originally uploaded by RugbyHair In our quest to find the longest dread locks in world rugby, we found Mata McGrath playing in the second row for Mt Maunganui. [from the Bay of Plenty Premier Competition in New Zealand] Mata is seen here after beating old rival Te Puke. We will update with length ...
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June 1, 2009
Ryan Cross – Hong Kong Bledisloe Cup 2008 Originally uploaded by Bababoooie Ex-rugby league player, Ryan Cross has been very successful in his switch of codes, slotting into the Force and Australian midfield very comfortably. Cross is a natural successor to Wallaby captain Stirling Mortlock in the middle of the Australian backline. He scored ...
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