Australia prop Ben Alexander could make his Tri-Nations debut next weekend against the All Blacks and he is hungry for success, Greg Growden writes on Rugby Heaven.
“During the Test prop's teenage years, his parents put a lock on the pantry door, so he didn't eat them out of house and home. One day, his mother would go shopping. The next, virtually everything was gone, and by 19 he tipped the scales at 129 kilograms.
“And his teammates love explaining why he is known as "Colonel Kluck". It stems from one night in 2004 when in Bathurst he was egged on by mates to eat a gigantic chicken burger known as the "Motherclucker". According to Alexander, the "Motherclucker" included an enormous stack of chicken breasts, and if you finished it within 10 minutes, your photograph would appear on the restaurant's wall of fame. Alexander smashed the record, devouring it in eight minutes and 20 seconds.
“University days in Canberra weren't exactly a weightwatcher's paradise either, as in college he lived opposite five fast-food outlets and a hotel. 'That wasn't really conducive to me staying lean,' Alexander said yesterday. 'But nowadays I'm eating smarter.'"
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