Features Featured Therapist of the Week!!!

Hello again fellow Therapists, gutted our game got cancelled last week but hopefully the Council will let our bunch of scallywags and vagabonds on their hallowed fields for a game this week. With regards to next weeks featured Therapist I think my parents are coming to watch this weekend so if anyone draws the fullback this weekend to put me under the posts consider yourself a shoo in!! This week Features Featured Therapist is reputedly 2010's Nicest Guy in Wellington, a veritable force at hooker or on the flank, the one and only Nick Mitchell!!!

1) Name: Nicholas Samuel Mitchell

2) Birthday: 15/08/1989 in New Plymouth, New Zealand

3) Hometown and Province: NP in the nakbok

4) Physical stats: 104 kg, 1.79m

5) Education: NPBHS and have just completed a bachelor in science at VUW, shit its scary saying that!

6) Best rugby moment: A few goodies but it would probably have to Highlands Intermediate 2nd XV vs Wanganui Intermediate in my form 1 year. Managed to weave through a few would be defenders to score the winning try in the last few minutes. few years back now but it still sticks.

7) Best OBU Therapists moment: On the field would probably have to be my debut vs Poneke and my one and only appearance in 2010, obviously that first time is always pretty special. Off the field any of the times at the bridge when things have got messy

8) Who is your all time Rugby hero: Definitely the great Derek Maisey, one of the under-rated playmakers to play provincial/super rugby in NZ. Had the crispest wide ball in the country when in his prime. Wonderful star for the mooloos.

9) If you could invite 5 people to dinner who would you invite: Dave Grohl of the foo fighters because he is a legend and i reckon he would spin a good yarn. Guido Hatzis to provide a bit of humour by verbally tearing everyone at the table to shreads. Ke$ha to ask her what its like to brush your teeth with a bottle of jack. Nicole off Home and Away to try and lure her away from Angelo and into my arms and Harry Rednapp to give him a bit of advice on how to get spurs back in the top 4 next season.

10) Who was your 1st kiss: Haha it was at my birthday party and we were playing this game where you sat in a circle and had someone blindfolded in the middle had to go sit on someones lap and guess who it was. this young girl came and sat on my lap and instead of guessing who it was started kissing me! was the best 20th birthday party i could ask for!

11) Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Hmmm struggling to see just ten days down the track at the moment but in 10 years hopefully might have found a nice lady and have an enjoyable job.

12) Who is your favourite fellow OBU Therapist: Zac Heale. Great bloke and is coming on in leaps and bounds in his therapists career, great stuff!

13) Nicknames: Chunky, Mitchelli, Olas (an alternative to Nick from Nicholas), Badjelly the Mitch, Mr Mischief, Nicky Butt.

14) What’s your favourite ‘I was hanging with the boys this one time and...’ story: Mind is pretty blank but funny moment happened the other day when was playing pool with my good mate down at bowlarama in NP when from left field these semi-mentally ill people just bursted randomly into a naki naki naki chant, really spurred me on in the game of pool i reckon.

15) What was the cause behind your worst ever hangover: Probably have to say rhythm and vines 08/09 where the cause was probably that i didnt sleep then couldnt sleep during the day due to being stuck at the camp ground in the heat. felt like i was gonna die. good times though.

16) Worst job you ever had: Working at the local fish and chip shop. the asian owners were constantly on my case to make sure i did things right and only paid me $6 an hour! the pits...

17) What’s your ultimate hangover cure: Another few beverages, hands down... ah nah to avoid becoming an alcoholic it is probably a good old fry up. bita bacon, eggs, mushrooms, onions, chips. away laughing

18) What’s your cooking specialty: Back myself to cook a pretty decent roast. but im fairly versatile to be fair

19) What is your strategy when it comes to picking up the ladies in town: I like to use an old Stevie Wonder song/lyric as motivation. Sign it by making eye contact with the target. Seal it by approaching the target and showing her your moves. and Deliver it enriching her with your charm.. if it only it was that easy

20) What’s the one song you want to hear before you run out onto the field for the OBU Therapists: Dei Hamo - We gone ride

21) Does Nick Mitchell have a dark side: Haha apparently not but if you play golf with me or catch me on a bad day at the tab you may see something resembling a dark side

Cheers Nick mate and I'll be seeing you boys on gameday!! If not enjoy your holidays and most importantly, be safe, cheers!!

Features Featured Therapist of the Week!!

This weeks Featured Therapist has been an integral part of the OBU Therapists since its inception in 2010, a rock amongst the loose forwards, hailing from the town of Feilding in the mighty Manawatu, the one.. the only.. Richie Small!!1) Name: Richard Carl Small

2) Birthday: 25th April 1990, Palmerston North Hospital

3) Hometown and Province: Grew up in Feilding before moving to Palmerston North in 2004, Manawatu

4) Physical Stats: 95kgs, 1.89m

5) Education: Colyton Primary School, Feilding Intermediate, Palmerston North Boys High School. VUW; LLB and a BA

6) Best Rugby moment: When the 3rd XV coach picked up the wrong jerseys from the drycleaners and we got to wear the hallowed PNBHS 1st XV strip for the day

7) Best OBU Therapists moment: Couple of contenders, getting my one (and only) try against a Tawa Spartans team fielding 13 players last year and getting 1 point in the 3, 2, 1's against the P-lim Punters a couple of weeks ago and Shaun Raumati awarding me a golden durex. It's still in the sock drawer waiting for a lady special enough to justify using it.

8) Who is your all time favorite rugby hero: Richie McCaw, A workhorse on the paddock with the full skill set and mental toughness. A good guy too, everything an All Black should be

9) If you could invite 5 people to dinner who would you invite: Anton Oliver, for intelligent rugby discussion. Freddie Mercury, beacause he is the greatest musician of all time. Maria Tutaia, to get the ball rolling before our future wedding. Hayley Holt, because Ridley's answer last week made me realise I needed a backup in case things didn't go to plan and Wilson Dixon for some light relief. Fuck that would be a weird dinner.

10) Who was your first kiss: Some random chick from the PNGHS dance. I think from memory she was drunk or on something but in Palmy you take what you can get

11) Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Deputy Mayor of Palmerston North, working under the wise leadership of Mayor Seal, or Senior Crown Prosecutor but realistically it will be the former

12) Who is your favorite fellow OBU Therapist: Lawrence Harris. Embodies everything a Therapist should be- hungry, determined, reliable, humble, full skill set and a nice guy to top it all off

13) Nicknames: Richie, Big Dog, Dick Small, Small Balls.. anything to do with undersized genitalia

14) What's your best 'this one time I was hanging with the boys and...' story: I was hanging out with the boys this one time at my mates flat on a Saturday night and one of the boys pulled out this 10 year old malaysian weed. Next thing I remember is waking up at 3.30am in the lounge of my own flat, naked with a half eaten domino's pizza on my lap and the BBC turned up full bore

15) What was the cause behind your worst ever hangover: Crate day first weekend in the new flat, finished crate then did a couple of boat races. Went to town and did a few handles at the DTL and for some reason went to Library where I had a few champagnes. Sunday morning found me hating everything about myself

16) Worst job you ever had: Summer holiday's just gone, worked out the back of the Kelburn Butchery scrubbing the meat of all the machines each night. Enough said.

17) What is your ultimate hangover cure: Flat roast on sunday nights. Cooked to perfection by the farm boys in the flat

18) What is your cooking speciality: Frozen sausages straight in the pan, combined with rice and mixed veges. 6 nights a week. I operate on the 'if it aint broke don't fix it' basis

19) What is your strategy for picking up the ladies in town: Preload on the beers to build inner confidence followed up by some grinding in Hope Bros or Red Square. It's essential to have boys with you to help whittle down the pack; in my experience the guy who goes in hunting by himself rarely finds a lady worthy of the $20 taxi fare home. On that note, make sure you have enough coin left at the end of the night for transport, in 2nd year I made a girl walk an hour to my flat and then all she wanted to do was sleep. Rookie mistake.

20) What's the one song you want to hear before you run out onto the field for the OBU Therapists: Queen; 'Headlong', it's a great song

21) Mark Lundy; Innocent or Guilty: 100% Guilty (Just like David Bain but I won't go there). Had means, motive and opportunity.

A big thank you to this weeks Featured Therapist Biggie Smalls, heed his advice boys and keep a spare $20 in your back pocket, we all need girls if there is to be a second generation of Therapists.

Features Featured Therapist of the Week!!!

Hello friends, I hope you are all endeavouring to enjoy this rugby- free Saturday and welcome to the 2nd week of Features Featured Therapist of the Week. This weeks Therapist may have gone to Wanganui Collegiate but we don't hold that against him, introducing OBU Therapists utility back/ openside flanker/ (mainly) wing William Ridley!!!
1)Name: William Andrew John Ridley

2)Birthday: 5th July 1988. Born in Taupo.

3)Hometown and Province: Grew up in Taupo before going to High School in Wanganui. Mighty King Country region.

4)Physical Stats: 1.85cm/ 6'1, 80kg's +/- of sleek lean muscle

5)Education: Hilltop Primary and Intermediate. Wanganui Collegiate School. Victoria University of Wellington (Commerce and Administration (Accounting and Commercial Law)) and Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting. Hate it.

6)Best rugby moment: Once we had a 5 metre scrum on the try line we were defending and I told the 1st 5 to pass it to me instead of kicking it out... I took the ball, legged it past the wing, got to the half where I placed a kick over the fullbacks head for one of our guys to pick the ball up and score. Full field try. Loved it.

7)Best OBU Therapists moment: Selfishly, the time I played centre, got a sweet ball, stepped inside, hit the gap, stepped outside and dotted underneath the posts

8)Who is your all- time favorite rugby hero: Jonah Lomu. Devastating on attack and is all about the black jersey and less about the coin. Big Heart

9) If you could invite 5 people to dinner who would they be: Hayden Panettiere because I love her. Blake Lively (in case it didn't work out with Hayden). Selena Gomez, incase it didnt work out with either Hayden or Blake. Peyton Manning because he is the greatest living Quarterback and could teach me some shit. Rob Drydek because he is living the dream and could teach me some shit

10) Who was your 1st kiss: First kiss, Emma Mayer, 'in the dell' behind some flax bushes. First kiss kiss... Jamie Maddox, behind the Headmasters back fence, night time moonlight penetrating the trees, ran away and told all my friends instantly

11) Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Ideally as QB 1 for the New York Giants with a shiny blue number 5 on my jersey. But probably in Auckland or Sydney in a bank or a key financial role in a company

12) Who is your favourite fellow OBU Therapist: Like it is going to be anyone other than Shaquille O'Seal. So much heart, inspirational leader by performance, funny and all round good guy.

13) Nicknames: Terminator, Riddles, Cock eyed Ridley, Skinny white boy who I'm going to smash

14) What's your favourite 'I was hanging with the boys this one time and...' story?: It was about 11PM on Guy Fawkes day at school in 4th form and we decided to go out and try and buy some fireworks before they stopped been sold. Walked around town and car full of dudes pulled over and tried to start a fight. We ignored them and walked on. The next week they were on the news for stabbing a guy

15) What was the cause behind your worst ever hangover: Smirnoff Ice at the afterball in 6th form. Hated life for the next couple of days. Havent touched them since.

16) Worst job you ever had: Groundsman at Owen Delaney Park. Work was OK but the boss was simply awful, a real dick.

17) What is your ultimate hangover cure: Sleep in as long as possible, go for a run and then drink some sugary drink. Usually coke.

18) What's your cooking specialty: Chicken, pesto, pasta. Great night-before-gameday-meal. Carbs, protein, deliciousness and easy.

19) What is your strategy for picking up the ladies in town: Get real drunk and sloppy and stare at them with my creepy smile. Needless to say I have been single for four years and my pillow has been over-spooned

20) What's the one song you want to hear before you run out onto the field for OBU Therapists: Eric Prydz: Pjaano (Club Mix) as found on the Ministry of Sound the Annual 2009. That song does indescribable things to me

21) Tom Brady or Peyton Manning: Manning. There is no play called until they are at the line of scrimmage. He reads the defence like a bastard and controls the game. Plus Brady is a douchebag and plays for New England. No one likes New England.

The one and only William Ridley everyone!!! Cheers mate and stay tuned for next weeks Features Featured Therapist of the Week!!!

Features Featured Therapist of the Week!!!

Welcome to a new weekly segment on this blog. Each week I will conduct a Q&A with a chosen OBU Therapist to give the fans a chance to know the men behind the jersey. To kick it off this week we have foundation OBU Therapist member, utility prop and all round top bloke Jeremy Seal...

1)Name: Jeremy Philip Seal

2)Birthday: 16/02/1990

3)Hometown and Province: Ashhurst, Manawatu

4)Physical Stats: 113kg, 6'2 (ish)

5)Education: Palmerston North Boys High School, VUW; BA majoring in Criminology and Politics

6)Best Rugby moment: Playing for the Therapists

7)Best OBU Therapists moment: Everytime I put on the jersey

8)Who is your all time favourite rugby hero: Christian Cullen. Made things look like the simplest of tasks and made time stand still

9)If you could invite 5 people to dinner who would they be: Shaquille O'Neal, Jason Gunn, Nelson Mandela, Casey Williams & John Key

10)Who was your 1st kiss: Unsure, was at my cousins 21st when I was 14- I was pretty drunk

11)Where do you see yourself in 5 years: Police Commissioner

12)Who is your favourite OBU Therapist: Marty Basher, Front Row Club and Captain

13)Nicknames: Seal, Dogshit, Jem, Shaquille O'Seal

14What's your favourite 'this one time I was hanging with the boys and...' story: Not answered

15)What's the cause behind your worst ever hangover: Bottle of vodka

16)Worst job you've ever had: Not answered

17)What's your ultimate hangover cure: Chocolate milk

18)What's your cooking specialty: Devilled Sausages

19)What's your strategy when it comes to picking up the ladies in town: Dancing- lots of dancing

20)What's the one song you want to hear before you run out onto the field for OBU Therapists: Katy Perry: Baby you're a Therapist

21)OBU Therapists: Rugby team or lifestyle: Lifestyle

Cheers Seal, check in next week to see who Features Featured Therapist of the Week is!!!