Rugby League players

Am I the only one to cringe, when I hear rugby league players described by our media as [sports] ‘heroes’?

They may be a lot of things – highly tuned professional sportsmen, overpaid thugs or just stupid, naughty boys, but heroes – I’m sorry! Heroes are people who rescue people in danger or distress, save peoples’ lives, even give up their own lives for others, but rugby league players paa…leease!