Watch The Mayor Of London Hit-Stick A 10-Year-Old Japanese Boy In A Friendly Game Of Rugby
10 years ago

I’m not familiar with his politics, but London mayor Boris Johnson is possibly my new favorite politician of all-time.

During a friendly game of rugby with small children in Japan, Johnson lowered his shoulder and flattened a small 10-year-old Japanese boy on his way to a…touchdown? Goal? Whatever. It’s awesome.

Johnson doesn’t give a shit if the “politically savvy” move would have been to let the boy tackle him. Hell no. That’s not going to teach him anything. This is rugby, damn it, and you’re going to need better form than that if you’re going to succeed in this sport, kid.

I don’t know what I love the most about Johnson. It’s a toss up between his Donald Trump hair, his xenophobic rugby playing style or his lack of political awareness at what looks like a charity event. I hope at some point in the “fun little game” Johnson stopped and complained that the “field is not regulation size.” Perhaps my favorite part of this play, after intense analysis, is that he tried to juke the kid out, but clearly couldn’t keep his balance and just fell on top of him.

How will this affect Great Britain’s relationship with Japan? Who knows. I would like to see more of this, though. Politicians playing sports is something I can get behind. Now, how can we get Rob Ford in on this action?

Image via YouTube

  4. Hungover Hero

    Steve, you’ve posted three articles today. For you, the third time is not the charm. And before you get optimistic, the fourth, fifth, and sixth won’t be either. Go headbutt a machete.

    10 years ago at 4:16 pm
  6. FratBoySlim_

    Are you keeping this account just for the sole purpose of annoying us? Fuck you “Steve”

    10 years ago at 4:22 pm
  7. Spell Checker

    Fun fact this guy and David Cameron were each members of the Bullingdon Club in college, it’s a fraternity of sorts. They all dress nice get drunk and destroy things, lots of local restaurants won’t host them anymore. I respect the effort, England.

    10 years ago at 4:31 pm
  10. DossieD

    Steve, it had been about 9 days since your last post and I was really starting to think our efforts to blackball you worked. I thought the TFM staff had finally come to their senses and got rid of you. Or better yet, maybe you had contracted a serious illness or injury that rendered you unable to plague the world with your half assed articles. I’m now having the sad realization that either has happened and I must live with the fact you still have a job. In short, go make yourself useful else where you can fit in and people will like you, like a crash test dummy, a Johnny on the spot cleaner

    10 years ago at 8:01 pm