New Zealand- Injured All Blacks halfback Byron Kelleher’s love interest with porn star Kaylani Lei continues to inspire wild headlines in the Shaky Isles.

The New Zealand Truth yesterday devoted its front page to a story which explained that according to “international stud Ron Jeremy”, Lei was “red hot”. Jeremy, nicknamed The Hedgehog for his hairy back and squat physique, has starred in countless adult movies, and directed Lei in the classic Viva Ron Vegas. Jeremy, who was in Auckland last week for the Erotica expo, said: “Kaylani Lei, she was phenomenal – she smoked it, she fogged the lens of the camera she was so good. From what I remember, she’s hot as a pistol, a good performer who likes to please the men.

Byron is a real lucky man.” Jeremy explained he often took “rock stars, sports figures and actors to his sets and some had open relationships with the porn stars”. Kelleher met Lei nine months ago at a tropical resort, and has told reporters: “We’re in love – that’s all there is to it. This is two people doing whatever they do in life and meeting together and chemistry happens.”