Five pairs of rugby stars you didn’t know are related - Ruck

Five pairs of rugby stars you didn’t know are related

There are certain families for whom playing rugby at an exceptionally high level seems to just come naturally.

Successful rugby brothers such as the Vunipola’s (Billy and Mako), the Underwood’s (Rory & Tony), the Hasting’s (Gavin and Scott), the Umaga’s (Mike & Tana) and the Gray’s (Jonny & Richie) amongst others have all left their indelible mark on the beautiful game.

However, there are loads of other relations playing the game at an elite level, ranging from brothers to cousins to fathers to the slightly more tenuous link.

Here are such players who you may be surprised are related (even if just a little bit).

1. Ben & Tom Curry and John & Sam Olver

The Curry twins are the nephew of former England hooker John Olver and cousins of former Northampton Saints fly-half Sam Olver, who is now at Ealing Trailfinders.

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