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Tag Archives: Nude Sports
Nude Blacks Fall to the Conquistadoras
New Zealand’s naked rugby team, the Dunedin-based Nude Blacks, wore their traditional uniform (no uniform at all) in a match against a fully dressed women’s team from Spain that promised that for each try they scored they would remove an item of clothing. If nothing else, the Nude Blacks prove one thing: it’s fun to get naked, not only for the players but for the spectators as well.
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Asked if they had let the visiting Conquistadoras score a few easy tries, Brad Henderson, a 23-year-old student, replied: ‘Of course.’
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Nudists … Part Three
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.Nude Rugby
It all began in 2002, with the Irish in town to play the All Blacks, when a local bus company was running packages for backpackers to visit Dunedin, experience the student atmosphere enjoy test match weekend Looking to add a little something for them to do before the game, the Nude Rugby International fixture was born. Held at St Clair beach ( the perfect spot for a nude mid winter rugby game ), this first game was fought between backpackers and local students for their version of world supremacy.
One of the icons of the first international that was held between Ireland and the Nude Blacks in 2002, was Fergus Mather of Tipperary. He became an international star as media honed in on the Irish captain and stories whizzed around the globe.
From its humble beginnings as a bit of fun to an annual event that generates international media attention and crowds in the thousands, Nude Rugby celebrates all that is unique about Dunedin – hardy souls taking on the world ( and the elements ) and not letting anything hinder the desire to have a good time.
From the European rugby strongholds to the high veldt of South Africa, many from around the world have gravitated to Dunedin to participate in this tradition, and 2011 will be a watershed year as we work towards a series of games that celebrate the world on our doorstep. Watch this space for dates and times around each game.
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Nude Sports
This story from the Sydney Morning Herald
Ready for the naked high five?
Ancient Greek Olympic sportsmen competed in the buff. Yes. Fully nude. It was a tribute to the gods, and it was for the masses to admire the male physique.
We evolved. Then we clothed ourselves. We evolved further. Then we streaked, and then we got arrested.
But nudies are no longer invading our playing fields; they are taking them over and competing nude. So is society finally ready for the naked high five?
For years, we’ve been bridging the gap, with women’s beach volleyball just one string pull away.
Tens of thousands attend packed arenas around America’s South cheer on shaved and tanned men as they rumble and fake wrestle one another. And then there is the World Bikini Football League.
But all of those competitions are G-rated compared to the folks around the globe taking it further:
Last year a New Zealand rugby team the ‘Nude Blacks’ celebrated National Nude Day in a bout with the visiting and very naked Welsh Leeks for the nude rugby World Cup.
And one man named Keith Whelan has just left WA attempting to become the first Irish man to row solo across the Indian Ocean … and says he’s doing it naked.
But not everyone embracing nature has received a warm welcome from onlookers.
A few weeks ago, a man in Ohio, USA tried to run a marathon naked … and was tasered by police. (He says his shorts were too loose, so he took them off to finish the race.)
Based on his experience, I figure it is probably safer to participate in organised nude activities rather than try your luck on the day. So in the spirit of journalistic research, I googled the local Sydney offerings of nude sports, but alas could only find one outlet: Naked Men’s Yoga. Even with a BYO mat policy, I could not partake. There is no way I would expose my downward dog to just anybody.
What about activities with less ‘exposure’? I guess I’ll never know because in Australia, there is no nude soccer, no volleyball, and no mixed-touch footy, damn it.
But if push came to shove, would I really be prepared to participate in a game of mixed, naked soccer? Perhaps in the warmer months, but when that afternoon southerly came through, I would be making sure my shrinkage was covered with something warm.
