Pros Who Don't Look It

[Niegs]

Saw this and thought, apart from the freakish height, Lood does not look like a modern pro. More like a gamer geek forced into playing by his dad.

[Kawazaki]

He's the spitting image of Joe Wilkinson.

[FalseBayFC]

Lood is an absolute freak. Frans Malherbe is another who looks out of place in he modern game. I think he has a massively strong core and legs because he's tall for a fat prop at 1.9m. Normally the tall props like Sheridan and Hayman are big ripped dudes.

[Margin__Walker]

Nic Rouse always amused me. Did not look like a modern lock forward. Looked like some bloke from the pub wearing a rugby shirt. Ended up being players player of the year in a crap team that season iirc.

[Hal Jordan]

Lood is an absolute freak. Frans Malherbe is another who looks out of place in he modern game. I think he has a massively strong core and legs because he's tall for a fat prop at 1.9m. Normally the tall props like Sheridan and Hayman are big ripped dudes.

He is a gut lord, but that is neither a flattering pose nor a flattering top.

[assfly]

This thread was made for Jamie George

[Margin__Walker]

Obligatory mention for Andy Goode

[robmatic]

Obligatory mention for Andy Goode

Looks like a prop.

[FalseBayFC]

Piri Weepu often looked like he was in a late Elvis/Jim Morrison phase. Fat, unshaven and sweaty.

[JM2K6]

I met Piri at Auckland airport on my way back from NZ. He was pushing his girlfriend around in a baggage cart.

That's all there is to this story, I was just amused by it.

[Niegs]

Lood is an absolute freak. Frans Malherbe is another who looks out of place in he modern game. I think he has a massively strong core and legs because he's tall for a fat prop at 1.9m. Normally the tall props like Sheridan and Hayman are big ripped dudes.

He's going to be like that Bulls supporter upon retirement isn't he?

[FalseBayFC]

Lood is an absolute freak. Frans Malherbe is another who looks out of place in he modern game. I think he has a massively strong core and legs because he's tall for a fat prop at 1.9m. Normally the tall props like Sheridan and Hayman are big ripped dudes.

He's going to be like that Bulls supporter upon retirement isn't he?

Yeah that's a pure brandy and coke gut that.

[Ymx]

The mighty Bastaresud

[average joe]

Game for all shapes? Don't know about the fatties but Jonny Hill never struck me as a pro rugby player.

[Wilson's Toffee]

The mighty Bastaresud

The White Nonu. ...

[Blake]

Frans Malherbe is another who looks out of place in he modern game. I think he has a massively strong core and legs because he's tall for a fat prop at 1.9m. Normally the tall props like Sheridan and Hayman are big ripped dudes.

Some interesting props currently in the SA mix at the moment.
Malherbe is a freak. He should not have the mobility and endurance he has carrying that body across a rugby field, but somehow he does it.

Asenathi Ntlabakanye at the Lions is another; although he's not nearly as good as Malherbe (yet).

Always amusing seeing him come onto the field.
URC website has him listed at 128kg, but there's not fucking way. He has to be pushing 140kg looking like that.

[geordie_6]

Game for all shapes? Don't know about the fatties but Jonny Hill never struck me as a pro rugby player.

Hill looks like a Geography teacher.

[sockwithaticket]

Game for all shapes? Don't know about the fatties but Jonny Hill never struck me as a pro rugby player.

Hill looks like a Geography teacher.

I've noticed that a fair few locks aren't in what one might consider professional athlete shape - fairly skinny arms, sometimes with some belly/muffin top. They just look like stretched out regular humans.

[Uncle fester]

Where's that Toner beach body photo when you need it!

[Kawazaki]

Brodie Retallick has got huge feet on the end of very skinny lower legs, no calf muscle size.

[Rhubarb & Custard]

Lood is an absolute freak. Frans Malherbe is another who looks out of place in he modern game. I think he has a massively strong core and legs because he's tall for a fat prop at 1.9m. Normally the tall props like Sheridan and Hayman are big ripped dudes.

He's going to be like that Bulls supporter upon retirement isn't he?

Yeah that's a pure brandy and coke gut that.

Talking of brandy and coke

[Iain(bobbity)]

Have people forgotten Thomas Waldrom already?

[Margin__Walker]

Have people forgotten Thomas Waldrom already?

Yep. KFC staff in Leicester and Exeter probably haven't though

[FalseBayFC]

He's going to be like that Bulls supporter upon retirement isn't he?

Yeah that's a pure brandy and coke gut that.

Talking of brandy and coke

Enjoying his retirement.