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Pic: Japanese magazine gets Honey Badger’s nickname ever so slightly wrong

Published 23:04 27 Aug 2014 BST

Updated 11:58 14 Nov 2014 GMT

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Pic: Japanese magazine gets Honey Badger’s nickname ever so slightly wrong

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Nick Cummins is settling into life in Japan, but the local media are still getting used to what to call him.

Nick Cummins' noble decision to play in Japan for family reasons means we don't get to see him strut his stuff in the Super 15 or the Rugby Championship. However, even in Japan, Cummins is capable of making headlines and having a laugh. Now togging out for the snappily titled Coca-Cola West Red Sparks, Cummins gave an interview to a local magazine who tried to welcome their new star with a an interview, but they managed to mangle Cummins' famous nickname a bit in their headline. However, as Cummins explains, the journalist doing the interview was, like many of us, struggling to understand the Aussie, quipping with the below Instagram post that 'The journo was as confused as a goldfish with dementia'.

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Pic: Japanese magazine gets Honey Badger's nickname ever so slightly wrong