Legend has it that a few beers had been drunk – possibly in one of the world-famous Shebeen Boy Tunnel PartiesTM – when it was decided that the player who had either (a) had a blinder or (2) played like a blind man, would wear The infamous Pink Pant© the next game the Green MachineTM took to the field, so that they could stand out for the spectators to admire.

It is with great affection that The Shebeen Boys recently discovered that The Pink Pant© tradition has been adopted at FNB Varsity Cup level (obviously some wizened old cunning marketer-guy or joke-cracking creative-type had been to the Green Mile during UCT’s internal league the last few years and had the plagiarising light of a eureka moment switched on).

In all seriousness The Shebeen Boys are proud to see The Pink Pant© idea living on as a support for Breast Cancer (since when do rugby players have breasts). Who knew such a beer-fuelled bit of fun would end up saving lives. So what’s our next big idea?

See these articles for how The Pink Pant© has been adopted by the FNB Varsity Cup:

http://www.varsitycup.coza/community/CustomPages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2169201

http://www.varsitycup.co.za/Community/CustomPages/pinkshorts.aspx

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