Can Constant Beckerling’s ballsy post-match interview outdo the “tutu” ramblings of Peter de Villiers in the search to find rugby’s funniest on-the-mic moment?
Nick “The Honey Badger” Cummins’ origin story was 2-0 up (beating Rassie Erasmus and the Jaco Johan Twitter saga and Joe Marler’s “slightly Irish horse”) before fallig short against De Villiers’ infamous ballet speech.
After stunning Tuks with a 25-19 victory in the 2018 Varsity Cup, Wits captain Constant Beckerling went viral for his post-match interview, attributing the team’s gutsy efforts to “enormous testicles”.
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“We were prepared to win. We knew we were here to make history. All week, that’s what we told ourselves. I am so proud of the boys. Absolutely humbled. The guys came out and played with enormous testicles and we absolutely did it. Fantastic effort. I am such a happy Captain.”
In 2009, Schalk Burger received an eight-week ban following an eye-gouging incident during the second British & Irish Lions Test in Pretoria, with De Villiers promptly confusing the entire rugby world while defending the flanker’s actions.
“If you know Schalk’s nature and character – if you know the man as I know him – he would never do this,” said De Villiers.
Then, in classic De Villiers fashion, the former Bok coach produced one of the most famous, and obscure, rugby analogies of all time.
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“But we must understand here very, very clearly that rugby is a contact sport – and so is dancing.
“If we are going to win games in boardrooms and in front of television cameras and in shops, we must say to ourselves, ‘Do we really respect this game that we really honour so much?’
“If it’s the case that we are, why don’t we all go to the nearest ballet shop, get some nice tutus and get some great dancing going on? No eye-gouging, no tackling, no nothing. Then enjoy.”
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