LIST | 5 Lions you didn’t know are related to other international rugby stars

#5. Maro Itoje & Ollie Thorley

Gloucester speedster Thorley is Itoje’s cousin, after his grandfather re-married a Nigerian woman who is the Saracens lock’s aunt.

DID YOU KNOW? Thorley is a member of a Take That tribute band

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