Richard Kahui scene to be cut from inflight safety video
New Zealand’s national airline, Air New Zealand has pulled a safety video in which a male flight attendant requests a kiss on the cheek from rugby star, Richard Kahui. Apparently the scene has caused offense in parts of the gay [...]
Shaun Treeby, going places
Shaun Treeby is one of New Zealand’s up and coming rugby players. He was part of the world cup winning Under 20 side from 2009 that included the likes of Zac Guildford, Robbie Robinson and Aaron Cruden. Now Treeby is [...]
Sean Maitland, fresh-faced assassin
He’s tall, he’s quick, he’s got youthful good looks and he wears flash boots! And some of us think he looks like Mitchell Johnson.
Luke McAllister trials new hi-tech playing shorts
Technology has played a huge part in sporting performance often giving small advantages to those who adopt early, before the competition catches up. In 2007 Adidas unveiled “the lightest, strongest and most performance enhancing jersey [they] ever made.” It was [...]
[Pin-up Boy] Warwick Lahmert (Horowhenua Kapiti)
Sky TV commentators Scotty ‘Sumo’ Stevenson and Richard ‘Pod’ Turner gave the Horowhenua Kapiti playmaker some man-love at the 2010 New Zealand National Sevens Tournament in Queenstown. We captured this shot at the North Island Provincial Sevens tournament at Mount [...]
[Pin-up Boy?] Beautiful specimen!
Originally uploaded by OnTask This is the reason why we embarked on this website in the first place – to find wonderful examples of the rugby species. He is unknown to us but we are grateful to have stumbled upon [...]
Victor Matfield – Rugged, smart, athletic and charming
The Northern Bulls and Springbok is one of (if not the) best second row forwards in rugby. Matfield is highly mobile and great in the lineout, where he has mastered the art of winning opposition ball. At 2m tall and [...]
[Pin-up boys] Rene Ranger (Northland and Auckland Blues)
Rene Ranger is a tough, quick and elusive. He has one of the most recognisable rats tails in New Zealand rugby. It was Ranger’s rats tail that endeared him to hospitalised 11 year old, Reno Harrison. Sporting a right arm-full [...]
Who cares about their hair the most? vol 1
RugbyHair interviewed several of Northland’s Super 14 players after their first round encounter against Bay of Plenty. We were keen to find out which players care the most about their hair.
Alan Quinlan or David Wallace – Who is Limerick's sexiest man?
Alan Quinlan Originally uploaded by Clare Courier Gallery David Wallace Originally uploaded by Clare Courier Gallery The Munster forwards have made the 10 finalists in the Limerick Leader’s quest to the find the sexiest man in the area. The 2 [...]