Apropos Of Nothing: The Sexy Kings Cross Steelers Gay-Inclusive Rugby Team Strip Down

There is no doubt that a lot of rugby players are hot, and that’s certainly true of the gay-inclusive Kings Cross Steelers, who’ve marked their 20th Anniversary with a sexy new book, Meat, published by indie magazine Meat. 29 of the club’s 200 members were photographed by Adrian Lourie for the tome.

Part of the mission behind the book is to show images of sexy gay men that go beyond stereotypical images muscled model-types or almost jailbait twinks. Meat founder Lourie comments that he was “tired of the body shaming that goes on within the gay community,” and hopes to “celebrate the bodies of ‘ordinary’ gay men.”

Alex Smith, Chairman of the Kings Cross Steelers comments: “Despite so much progress over the last 20 years, it can still be very difficult to be an out gay man, made even more so by a lot of unhelpful noise around how to be, act or look within the community. That’s why I’m proud that the Kings Cross Steelers have partnered with Meat to help show that anyone can be a pin-up by simply being yourself. For two decades, our club has helped hundreds of men – big, small, gay or straight – realize the great maxim about rugby: that it is a game for people of all shapes and sizes – truly a sport for everyone.”

The guys are certainly looking good, even if they (thankfully) don’t look like they’ve modelled themselves of Ancient Greek statues. Take a look at some pics and teaser videos below. You can buy a copy from meatzine.com. (And thanks to GT for the tip)