I have a theory about rugby players. Well, more specifically I have a theory about rugby players in groups and how they appear to ignore thousands if not millions of years of evolution when numbering more than a couple. Take my friend for instance, at 6ft 1 and with a physique that would put most bouncers to shame (the muscle bound not chubby ones), who enjoys a good game of uno and boring the pants off his friends with fluid engineering facts (yes, there really is such a tedious subject) his transformation amazes me. Get a few pints down him and what does he become, a raucous, womanising oaf of a man with nothing to say of any repute and with hands that seem to leave his control whenever a pert young bottom comes sauntering past….

But as of late my theory hasn’t progressed, it has stagnated due to my (fortunate) decreasing exposure to young men of the rugby playing variety and as such I have not had the opportunity to dwell on it…Until now. As you may know from a previous Geek Club communication (and if you have been within 5 miles of our office) we have a lot of building work going on and as a consequence of that, builders. Ah yes, every lone womans favourite breed of men who think that a hard hat and a high vis is reason enough for the wolf whistlings and cat calls (my favourite avoidance technique is headphones, even if you do hear them you can pretend to be blissfully unaware).

This mornings episode got me to thinking again about my theory and how maybe we really haven’t evolved that much after all. After all rugby teams are a small sample of a lot of sports teams and builders, well, let’s face it they represent a bunch of blokes.

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