{"id":10539,"date":"2013-08-07T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T04:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/?p=10539"},"modified":"2013-08-07T00:00:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T04:00:59","slug":"why-rugbys-the-hottest-sport-for-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/07\/why-rugbys-the-hottest-sport-for-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: Knowing the Score by Kat Latham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why rugby\u2019s the hottest sport for romance<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I sat down to write my first romance novel, I had no idea what the story would be but I knew who my hero was: a man with a scandalous past. A man who had torpedoed his own career and who was now trying to walk the straight-and-narrow path. A man tempted to ditch that path when the heroine proves too desirable to ignore.<\/p>\n

And I knew he was an elite rugby player.<\/p>\n

Several people told me that he shouldn’t play rugby. “Football players are really popular. Why not make him a football player?”<\/p>\n

Why not? Because rugby’s the greatest sport in the world, and it’s perfect for a romance hero.<\/p>\n

Rugby’s a fast-paced game. The action doesn’t stop when the ball hits the ground. The players don’t wear much protective gear, if any. No pads. No helmets. Only balls.<\/p>\n

If you need proof, check out this video of “Beast” Mtawarira saving his teammate’s neck – literally – twice.<\/p>\n