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Top 10 Hair-Dos: #7, Gav's "Ruprecht"

Ruprecht "He'll enjoy those wide open spaces. He loves to run, and run, and run...". The 'Do' column usually goes like this: see the hairstyle, name the man. The problem with this one is that when you think of Gavin Henson, there's no signature do. OK, there's the "hedgehog", which relies on 2 kilos of hair product to make it through 80 minutes of shoeing intact; there's the "blitz spirit", a 1940s-inspired style with 4 kilos of Brylcreem slicking everything down and back to a duck's arse. And there's the "boy band", which is the everyday do Gav uses when he's spent too long applying the Ronseal and doesn't have an extra hour for his hair.

But it wasn't until this season that the crowning glory was unveiled: the "Ruprecht". Made famous by Steve Martin in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, this style relies on a semi-bowl construction - easily provided by any mum or overweening celebrity girlfriend - and a gormless, absent look. Nailed it, big man.

September 27, 2007 in Rugby World Cup 2007 | Permalink

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thanks for that

Posted by: Rojo | 1 May 2008 17:02:20

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