Rugby Renaissance

Forget Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo, there are new Renaissance Men in town, and they’re helping to instigate the rebirth of rugby. In round 2 of the Australian Rugby Championship there were a number of players who turned on performances to make even the sternest critic crack. One of these players was a likely figure- Western Sydney’s 18 year old sensation Kurtley Beale. At the other end of the age spectrum it was the much more unlikely figure of 38 year old Melbourne Rebels prop Heamani Lavaka who starred for his side. But the age and profile of the players is not as important as the fact that rugby finally appears ready to re-ascend that stairway to heaven.