“For that reason players should take every opportunity they get when they are playing. The rugby players have admitted that doing these photos will mean they will have to take some flak in the dressing room.īorthwick said: “It is one of the most daring shoots I’ve been involved in but it has been loads of fun, even if it has given my team mates plenty of ammunition for changing room banter.”Īnd for diehard rugby fans the image is a sign of just how much the game has progressed in terms of opportunities for rugby players and the fact that they are international stars able to do deals with the global businesses.įan Max Boyce said: “The game has changed greatly since the amateur days and the reality is that the way the game is played means that many players are faced with short careers due to injury. The campaign dubbed InnerGear is run by sports drink Powerade and follows on from similar photos involving Olympians including cyclist Rebecca Romero, triple jumper Phillips Idowu and swimmer Gregor Tait nude in sporting poses taken by photographer Nadav Kander. The latest shots were taken by photographer Alan Clarke. Shane Williams, the current International Rugby Board World Player of the Year is photographed in mid air with his back to the camera as he makes a pass.īorthwick poses as if in a scrum while Sackey is seen mid-dive as he scores a try. They have all been photographed in poses which would not look out of place on the field – except for the fact they are without their kit. He is one of a group of players persuaded to strip off for a new advertising campaign including England rugby union captain Steve Borthwick, and England winger Paul Sackey. WALES winger Shane Williams is showing a side of him never before seen on the rugby pitch – by posing naked.
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