3. Quade Cooper & Sean Maitland
Quade Cooper and Sean Maitland are cousins and were both born in the north of New Zealand. While Cooper moved to Brisbane in his teens and became a star of the Wallabies, Maitland headed to Christchurch to join the Canterbury Crusaders before heeding his Glaswegian grandfather’s words to remember his roots and headed for Scotland.
4. Doug Howlett & Nili Latu
All Black Howlett and Tonga legend Latu are also cousins, sharing family on the Pacific Island.