if you do happen to be twelve, an exception may be made if (and only if) you have a beard on par with the one pictured below in figure 1.
Fig. 1
Canadians play Rugby? Allow me to introduce you to the manliest beard in the sport, belonging to Sebastian "The Beast" Chabal.
The French bring him on when they're losing and feel that in order to win they need some larger men with more testosterone. As you can see from the image above, it is normally fairly effective.