He lost an Origin II bet, but former Blues prop Aaron Woods has been urged not to lose his trousers by NSW premier, Chris Minns.
In the news earlier this the week following on-air criticism of Maroons coach Billy Slater, the retired forward lost a public wager with Channel Nine broadcaster, Karl Stefanovic, over the result of Wednesday night’s clash in Perth.
The loser agreed to strip off and run naked into the winter surf at Bondi Beach.
Speaking on the Triple M Breakfast show, Beau, Cat and Woodsy, on Thursday morning, Woods declared his intention to honour the agreement following the 26-24 NSW defeat.
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Woods also invited his on-air guest, NSW premier Chris Minns, to join him.
Minns declined, before cautioning a surprised Woods the act is actually prohibited at Australia’s most famous beach, falling under the definition of ‘public nudity’.
“It’s highly illegal,” Minns said, before offering some advice to Woods if he really wanted to keep his bet with Stefanovic.
“We do have nude beaches in Sydney, though.”
Minns himself is known to enjoy a light-hearted interstate flutter and currently has a State of Origin bet going with his Queensland counterpart, David Crisafulli.
“The loser of the series has to do a tourism ad for the winner’s state,” Minns revealed.
“It doesn’t have to be good. I can rip Queensland, like ‘the best thing about Queensland? It’s next to NSW’.”