Former Stade Francais coach Ewen McKenzie isn’t happy about being let go, and he’s taking it to the team management. Specifically, McKenzie says club president Max Guazzini focuses his recruiting efforts not on athleticism but on good looks.
He has a marketing outlook which is not always in the best interests of sport. For example, Max [...]
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Former Stade coach slings recruiting accusations
SHU rugby gearing up to get naked again
Rugby players love to get naked, and no rugby players love to get naked more than the Sheffield Hallam University Rugby Football Club. They’ve been putting out naked DVDs and calendars for years, and it’s become quite a fundraising tool for them. Now they’re gearing up for their 2010 edition with new guys and new [...]
Rugby, Golf Added to 2016 & 2020 Olympics
The two newest additions to the sports lineups of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were announced on Friday: Rugby and Golf. IOC President Jacques Rogge said, “Both golf and rugby are very popular sports with global appeal and a strong ethic. They will be great additions to the Games.”
This will be the first time rugby [...]
Rugger grabs a wedgie
Gotta love this photo the Daily Telegraph in Sydney snapped of rugger Anthony Minichiello. The fullback/wing plays for the Sydney Roosters and was a finalist for the Sexiest Man in the National Rugby League in 2006. Click on the photo to see the full snapshot.
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Ben Cohen on the cover of gay magazine
Count me among those who isn’t in lovew with Ben Cohen, but he is a consistent favorite with Outsports readers, as evidenced by his continual success in the King of the Hardwood contest. This month Cohen follows fellow rugger Nick Youngquest posing in next-to-nothing on the cover of Attitude, a gay men’s magazine in the [...]
Weekend hot jock: Geoffroy Messina
Few athletes like to get naked more than rugby players; And no ruggers enjoy it more than Frenchman Geoffroy Messina. The 27-year-old has appeared in the black & white Dieux du Stade several times.
On Facebook, you can become a friend of Geoffroy or just remain a fan. More pics after the jump.
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Nick Youngquest on gay Sex Issue cover
Thanks again to our friends at VGLMen, the latest issue of the UK’s Attitude magazine is out, and Aussie rugger Nick Youngquest is nearly naked on the cover, wearing a VERY small bikini swimsuit! Interesting that Youngquest would pose for cover of The Sex Issue for a gay-men’s magazine. Interesting and cool, especially since VGL [...]
Dieux du Stade coverboy James Haskell
The 2010 edition of Dieux du Stade is on its way, and we have the calendar coverboy to look at while we wait. British rugger James Haskell is the latest stadium god to get naked for the annual homoerotic fleshfest, and you can already pre-order the calendar to see more of him. The calendar’s release [...]
Photos: Aussie ruggers against homophobia
The Wallabies, Australia’s national rugby union team, have teamed up with the Sydney Convicts, a gay-oriented rugby union club, in a campaign to promote diversity and combat homophobia. The players posed for a series of photos for This Is Oz, a combination photo and human rights site designed to fight homophobia.
The photos of the players [...]
Free naked rugby calendars
If you’ve been waiting to order some of those hot naked calendars we’ve been talking about for years, now may be the perfect time. The Sheffield Hallam University RFC is selling some of their old calendars for 1£ and giving others away for free; You just have to pay the shipping cost. They also sell [...]
Nude rugby match has clothed streaker
Every year in New Zealand there’s a nude rugby international match to celebrate National Nude Day, which is the brainchild of a former All Black. This year, the match was interupted by a streaker, of course fully clothed. Anyone else cringing at the thought of playing rugby nude, and not for prudish reasons?
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KOTH champ ‘honored’ by gay fans’ votes
David Williams, the Australian Rugby Union player who won the 2009 King of the Hardwood contest, gave an e-mail Q&A to Outsports that is funny and endearing. He was “surprised and honored” that so many people voted for him and embraced his gay fans. Read the Q&A here. Below is a full-size image of the [...]
Internet fraud goes beyond KOTH voting
Last month, Australian rugby league player David Williams was declared the winner of the 2009 King of the Hardwood contest after the competition’s creator, friend of Outsports Layne (aka Mariner Duck Guy on the Discussion Board), threw out votes for LA Dodger Brad Ausmus due to an online ballot-stuffing campaign. It was unfortunate that the [...]
Being a straight player on a gay rugby team
There is a terrific photo and audio essay on the New York Times.com profiling Paul Bockwoldt, a 28-year-old financial analyst who is straight but plays for the gay-oriented Gotham Knights Rugby club. Bockwoldt’s brother John is gay and also plays on the team. Paul is very articulate in discussing how being on John’s team brought [...]
Sex scandal rocks Australian rugby league
Details of a 2002 group sex incident involving members of Australia’s rugby league, aired on a New Zealand news program Monday, has caused a suspension and recriminations in the sport. Six Australian rugby league players were accused by a 19-year-old of taking advantage of her.
The worst of the allegations, aired in the Four Corners television [...]
