Nicholas Mark Cummins (born 5 October 1987), known by his nickname Honeybadger is an Australian Former professional Rugby Union Player and advertiser for Tradie underwear Cummins is also known by his nickname The Honey Badger, bestowed on him after he drew inspiration from the fierce nature of the honey badger and attempted to think like the animal in defence.
[2] One of eight siblings, he identifies as a Queenslander as he was raised in Logan City in Brisbane's south by his father Mark Cummins, who was a single dad.
[3][5] He attended St Francis' College in Crestmead,[3] where he starred in the swimming pool and on the athletics track, as well as on the rugby field.
[6] He moved to Sydney in 2006, where he joined the Randwick rugby club and played for their grand final-winning Colts side that year.
[1][2] On 4 July 2014 it was announced that Cummins would be released early from his Western Force and Australian Rugby Union contracts on compassionate grounds.
Cummins has been the face of Tradie underwear and workwear for men since August 2015,[10][11][12] as well as featuring in small TV campaigns for Head & Shoulders shampoo in 2014[13] and beer company Iron Jack over Christmas in late 2017.
[15] Cummins playfully took aim at Tourism Australia ambassador, Chris Hemsworth, defending claims he was not as big a name as the Hollywood-based Australian actor.