WITH ALL THE subtlety of Alf Stewart guarding a tidbit of juicy gossip, an Australian company has produced a range of t-shirts and hoodies to welcome the British & Irish Lions next month.
Red Bubble, based in Melbourne, are gearing up for the Lions v Wallabies Test Series by selling two rugby-related t-shirts that boast of Aussie superiority and the timidness of the soon-to-be tourists:
(Credit: redbubble.com)
The same company produced the top-selling ‘I’m not an alcoholic – I only drink when McCaw’s offside’ t-shirt and a range of other pop-culture related paraphernalia.
This is not the first time the Lions have been referred to as ‘big pussies’. Former England and Lions centre Jeremy Guscott told TheScore.ie that similar insults were thrown at the squad that played against the world-champion South Africans in 1997. He said:
I was pissed off that no-one gave us a chance. I don’t know why. The attitude purveyed to us by the South African media and players, and several from back home, was to be prepared for a thrashing. We were called pussycats and big pussies the whole tour. The public were very hospitable but they took it for granted that the Springboks would win.”
For the record, the Lions won that Test Series 2-1.
Australia – What’s the point of having a classless society when you have no class?
Its harmless rivalry!
Those pesky Austrians ” g’day mate let’s put another shrimp on the barbie “
That comment clearly went over a few people’s heads. Tip of the cap.
austrians speak german and dont play rugby
Do you hear that Wayne? That’s a big whoooooosh!
And Wallabies are small and cuddly, thay even make a pussy cat look ferocious. They’ll probably make a bit of money from all the free publicity though. Fair dinkum.