While controversy surrounds the existence of an alleged sex video starring Bok coach Peter De Villiers, a snap survey by adult lifestyle and sexuality show Sexpo reveals that 14 percent of South Africans have also indulged in occasional homemade naughty cinema.

Of the 500 respondents queried, just over 70 admitted to having filmed bedroom antics at least once while 34 percent of men admitted the desire to direct a short naughty film for posterity.

"The controversy surrounding the alleged sex tapes has been blown out of proportion," says Sexpo organiser Silas Howarth.

"Our snap survey clearly indicates that quite a number of South Africans find this appealing and, what is happening right now is clearly not positive for South African sport — creating a media feeding frenzy over a tape that still exists only in the universe of the alleged."

Howarth also reminds that in other countries, stars are lining up to have sex tapes published online by former lovers.

"Paris Hilton's career was catapulted from zero when her sex tape was discovered on the net, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee made millions — if this is a yardstick, we can expect several more instalments of this controversy, albeit from a negative angle."

Howarth has extended an open invitation to the national rugby team and its administrators to visit Sexpo. After all, love too is a contact sport — as immortalised in Whitney Houston's 1987 chart topper.

Sexpo returns to Gallagher Estate 2-5 October this year.