Banned rugby book back on the shelves after more than 50 years 22 Apr, 2021 04:24 AM 3 minutes to read Why Was He Born So Beautiful and Other Rugby Songs was classified as indecent in 1968. Why Was He Born So Beautiful and Other Rugby Songs was classified as indecent in 1968. Other By: Mitchell Hageman New Zealand censors have eased restrictions on a Kiwi rugby book banned more than half a century ago. Why Was He Born So Beautiful and Other Rugby Songs was classified as indecent by the Indecent Publications Tribunal in 1968. The book has been described by the NZ Office of Film and Literature Classification as a collection of "bawdy songs popular among rugby union players".