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What We Talk About When We Talk About A Dog Blowing An Australian Rugby Player (NSFW)
And here's a story from the Australian rugby universe sure to leave your brain a scrambled mess. To sum up: Canberra Raiders center Joel Monaghan decided to get drunkenly intimate with his teammate's dog. A picture was taken, it went viral, now he may be kicked out of the league....

Today, In Epic French Rugby Videos ...
Not sure which is more entertaining: The brawl during the Bagarre US Montauban vs. La Seyne sur Mer match or the decadent Fantasy Fest-esque pre-game entertainment for Stade Francais vs Toulon. Can you tell which is which?...
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Why Did Cal-Berkeley Demote Its 25-Time National-Championship-Winning Rugby Team? [Updated]
The varsity rugby team at Cal Berkeley has won 25 national championships since 1980. Little matter. The school's shuttering the program and making it a "club." Because of the school's budget. And Title IX? [Edit: Punctuation updated.]...

New Zealand's All Blacks Get Into The Viral Video Business
This ad for the Rugby Channel shows the Kiwis have caught up to American sports drink manufacturers in using CGI-aided commercials. Not the Mike Vick one, though; that was real....

Rugby Guy, Swimmy Girl Engage in Gay Fight
Now, some news from Down Under... ...

She Is Not A Butch. She Is A Human Being.
English women's rugby "hooker" Emma Croker has had enough of the whole "butch image."...

Lil Wayne Loves Him Some Maria Sharapova
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Bloodgate Widens: Doctor Admits Slicing Player's Lip To Fake Injury
In a sport with limited substitutions, what's a rugby union side to do when they need to make a late change? Why, use a fake blood capsule, and get the team doctor to cut him. Of course....

Rugby Collegiate Championship Today on NBC
The Inaugural USA Sevens Rugby Collegiate Championship Invitational finals are on today from 4-6 on NBC. So, what is this thing?...

Would-Be Robber Foiled By Novel "Giant Rugby Player" Security System
One robber learned the hard way that, when casing your target, make sure there's not a 300 lb. athlete who likes swinging chairs, and dislikes having a gun pointed at him....

Potato Chip Ad Manages To Titillate, Enrage Island Nation
Hunky Dory, an Irish potato chip syndicate, has come under fire for an ad series that claims they are "Proud Sponsors of Irish Rugby." That, and because the ads feature all the scantily-clad women's rugby action you could ask for....

Australian Rugby Team Nearly Destroyed Over Salary Cap Violations
One of Australia's top rugby teams was caught secretly exceeding the league salary cap by $1.7 million over five years. The penalty? They have to return two championships, forfeit every game this season and the cops have been called. Yikes....

This Athlete Is Gay; You Got A Problem With That?
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas comes out of the closet, and everyone takes it in stride. Really, America? We're not as progressive as the Welsh? [Daily Mail]...

I Challenge You To A Whack Off
Time for your Deadspin Open Mailbag Tuesday. Email us here or submit your questions via Twitter. This week, we're covering whacking speed, haterade, rugby, peanut butter and weed crackers, and more....

Drunken Rugby Antics Taken To Exciting New Level
Wales police arrested an entire youth rugby team after they got drunk and pushed a 4,000-lb lawn roller into a sleeping female player's tent. Well, that's a new one. Those yobs sure are creative. [Daily Mail/Bob'sBlitz]...

This Is Why You Shouldn't Fight Rugby Mascots
That's Egor, the Manly Sea Eagle, and he more than held his own during a recent sideline dust-up. The dooshbag who came out of the stands and sucker punched Egor, got in quite a few headshots. Unfortunately, he was punching a giant foam head....

Not Just Another Drunken Rugby Pooping Incident
Australian Rugby has been laid low by scandal after a horrific "atrocity" committed by one its players. Specifically, 25-year-old Nate Myles, who—drunk, naked and locked out of his room—took a giant dump in a hotel hallway. The horror....

Rugby Player Guilty Of Manslaughter After On-Field Hit
A high school rugby player in Canada was convicted of manslaughter after he engaged in some "extracurriculars" as they like to say—or "a brutal unprovoked attack" depending on your point of view—that accidentally killed an opposing player. Should the fact that they were playing rugby make any differ...

And Now Some Leftover St. Patrick's Day Rugby Coverage
We can learn a great deal from Britain's strict females-only streaking policy. We've covered the naughty bits in the photo, but the video below is slightly more revealing. Let's play some rugby!...

I'll Take Gay Male Rugby Cheerleaders For 500, Alex
Being an openly gay cheerleader in Australian rugby can't exactly be easy, but Aaron Neich is beginning his career with a great attitude. If people don't like it, they can talk to the hand....