Rugby players go the 'full monty'

Massey University rugby players are set to show off more than just their onfield skills with a fundraising strip show.

The Massey Rugby Club Six Pack Strippers will be helping finance the club tour to the United Kingdom in November, the Manawatu Standard reports.

Club chairman David Faulkner said the strip show was a cheap way for the players to raise the money.

"We've got some big, big fixtures. We'll be playing Cambridge University a week out before their big match with Oxford at Twickenham, so it's not just a holiday."

A choreographer has been brought in for the show and rehearsals were under way, but he was unsure how many players would strip right down.

"One or two will go the Full Monty, but a couple are a bit shy.

"We've got one player who is particularly well endowed, so no-one wants to go after him."

- NZPA