The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known as NICHOLAS CUMMINS (/Cummo/ or /Nick/), is a species of rugby player native to Queensland, Port Macquarie and Perth. Despite its size, the honey badger does not closely resemble other wingers; instead, it bears more anatomical similarities to a forward. It is classed as a Smartarse by most, owing to its extensive range of puns, analogies, mischief and general ability to adapt to any environment. It is primarily a carnivorous species – beef its preference – and has few natural predators because of its thick skin, self-deprecating sense of humour and ferocious defensive abilities.
A true character in a world of professional sport dominated by robots, Nick ‘The Honey Badger’ Cummins has established himself as an endearing, self-deprecating cult figure of Australian sport courtesy of his unprecedented and equally unpredictable interviews and media appearances.
His unique ability to conjure similes, analogies and one-liners seemingly from nowhere have seen the Wallabies winger transcend the sport to become an international online hit, a brand ambassador for rhyming slang, a must-have for any talk show and all the while, maintain his colloquial charm, humility and wit.
And as No.4 in a family of eight, having grown up in Queensland under the rough and tumble rule of his equally adventurous and laugh-a-minute father, The Honey Badger has an entire lifetime of outrageous yarns under his belt.
Laugh with him, laugh at him, laugh him off. The Honey Badger is just happy to be here. Happy to be alive after dingo attacks, a Cambodian assassination plot and numerous other near-death experiences – most of which were his own doing – that made him the jovial human he is today.