STREAKING has been part of British sport since before student Erica Roe interrupted at England international rugby union match at Twickenham back in January 1982.

Indeed, besides rugby and football, all other major sports have been targeted by exuberant fans wanting to "express themselves".

Even the more laid-back indoor sports such as snooker and bowls have not managed to escape.

But the majority of fans - and even some players - treat it as a light-hearted break from the pressure and tension of the big game.

Tracey Seargeant, 23, from Kent, streaked at last year's world indoor bowls championships where she was working as a waitress.

She said: "The crowd loved it. There was a few gasps but they cheered and clapped.

"I read afterwards that one bloke said it was the best four quid he'd ever spent.

"The next day I was splashed all over the Sun, which was a bit embarrassing because my dad nearly choked on his breakfast."

She added: "My mum didn't talk to me for a couple of days afterwards but she's fine about it now."

Burnley FC streaker Sabaean Myers has dismissed his life ban as "totally outrageous" and said his nude antics were just a bit of fun.

Sabaean, 20, who lives in Kirkstall Drive, Barnoldswick, said Burnley FC have overreacted in banning him from the club.

He has even been filmed for a new documentary scheduled to go out on ITV at the end of June, about the human body and how people express themselves.

The builder's labourer, who supports Liverpool but proclaims an allegiance for the Clarets, was given a two-year conditional discharge by local magistrates and ordered to pay £65 costs for disorderly behaviour and encroachment on the pitch.

The bench did not impose a football ban after his solicitor claimed the vast majority of the Turf Moor crowd saw the naked escapade as a prank.

Sabaean said: "I think the courts gave me what I deserved and I think it is an outrage that I have been banned for life.

"If the courts don't think I should be banned then the club should listen to them.

"It is very harsh. A couple of months would have been enough for anybody to be taught a lesson, but a life ban is outrageous."

His friend, Craig Murphy, 20, of St Mary's Avenue, Barnoldswick, a lifelong Clarets fan who was with him at the match, was also given a lifetime ban for dashing onto the pitch at the end of the game.

He said he is absolutely devastated but would find some way of going to watch his favourite team again.

He said: "I know I can watch them on the TV but it is not the same.

"I try to get to every match whenever I can so this will create a huge gap in my life. I am determined to watch Burnley again, regardless of what it takes."

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