It was a rough night in Dunedin on Saturday for NZ Warriors strength and conditioning coach, Ruben Wiki. One minute you’re a living, breathing NZ rugby league legend, the next, you’ve got your face buried in another man’s sweaty nether regions.
Amassing 315 games in the NRL and playing 55 tests for his country, Wiki was revered for his size, speed, and ironically, his bruising defence. Dunedin is a student town, and one thing students do better than most, is get hideously drunk and engage in activities that stray from the social norm e.g. the time-honored nudie run.
Ruben Wiki tackles streaker at NRL game in Dunedin (via @nzwarriors & OTD).Even Hopoate cringed. twitter.com/MeghanMutrie/s…
— Meghan Mutrie (@MeghanMutrie) February 25, 2013
With the raucous encouragement of the very pro-nude run crowd, the streaker probably assumed he had a pretty clear run considering most players/match officials ain’t going there – as in, anywhere near his man bits. Maybe it was muscle memory; like a tiger in a zoo, can Ruben’s natural instincts ever be tamed?
With a copybook tackle from behind, Wiki brought the streaker to the ground, held him for security, and then sprinted for the sideline – no doubt urgently seeking some gum, a tetanus shot, and a rock to hide under. For his part, the streaker showed a surprising turn of pace and agility, escaping the clutches of the ground staff and making another run for it.
Defeating the Broncos, 16-10, the Warriors may have won the battle, but united as one, students around the world had won the war.
via Busted Coverage
