July 19 2007
Rugby in the Capital of Love
posted by Ana Samways at 3:52 pm
An ad campaign trying to attract Londoners to Paris might make staunch rugby fans squirm. One of the ads the Regional Tourism Committee has commissioned is based on the World Cup and features what can only be described as a full-on-front-row-scrum-pash between France and England.
Reminds us of those famous words from All Black great Colin Meads when All Black liberal Anton Oliver posed nude for an artist…”We’re meant to be salt of the earth, down-to-earth, grassroots, bloody good guys,” Meads said. “You don’t pose bloody nude, or get a painting of yourself in the nude.”
They might’ve missed the mark with rugby fans, but we think it’s fabulous… (full image after the jump)
Via CestSoParis
July 19th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Well this rugby fan approves…
Get over yourself Colin Meads.
July 19th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Thats just wrong.
W R O N G
July 20th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Je suis agree, c’est W R O N G
Attracting which Londoners, the ones in Soho? Kinda missing their target audience there I think.
July 20th, 2007 at 10:24 am
They’re not kissing, they’re biting each other.
July 20th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Guys, sorry to burst your bubbles but I’ve dated of rugby players who look just like the guys in this picture… They’re blokes who just happen to like blokes.
The ad is supposed to be eyecatching and funny anyway…
July 20th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
how is this going to make people go to Paris.
Kinda nicheing out your market their Paris. Gay rugby players. What are there about 5 worldwide? mind their are a few gay Aussie League players…
July 21st, 2007 at 6:06 am
The Scots will love this!
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:24 am
Well I can name at least two gay former All Blacks…but that would be kissing and telling…
Actually there are dozens of gay rugby teams worldwide. There’s even a gay rugby world cup!
July 25th, 2007 at 8:23 am
Aha! I see -it’s about how the game is starting to reflect the contemporary dichotomy between convergent sexualities and the subtle link between aggression and the procreative urge
August 6th, 2007 at 9:57 am
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October 1st, 2008 at 3:25 am
Ha, this is hilarious. I did the biggest double take on those photos, i couldnt believe what i was seeing. I have to agree, this i a little wrong but funny as anything.