6. Joe Marler has scored more tries for the Lions than Manu Tuilagi, Mike Tindall and Jonny May combined
Indeed, the prop who has failed to score for his country did touch down in one of the warm-up matches during the 2017 tour of New Zealand.
7. Ellis Genge could be Muhammad Ali’s great-grandson…
The intriguing links between Ali and the Leicester prop stem from Genge’s grandmother, according to The Mirror.
8. A hooker was the first ever World Player of the Year
Keith Wood remains the only front-rower to win the award 21 years later.
9. England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup-winner Ben Cohen’s Uncle, George, was the right-back for the England side that won the 1966 World Cup
Talented family all-around.
10. Jonah Lomu met Robin Williams in 1998 and the pair remained friends for life
We miss them both. The way they met is a great story.