"Can squat 350kg" - The 5 biggest and strongest 2023 Six Nations beasts

Here, RUCK picks out the giants who look on course to make their mark during the tournament

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Lions contender Porter is poised to make a sizeable impact for Ireland moving forward.

The 27-year-old Leinster loosehead, who has won 52 caps, is a huge carrier, massive in the scrum and is renowned for his freakish ability in the gym.

According to Jonny Waterson in The Irish Times: “Noted for his strength, Porter, if the figure doing the rounds is accurate, can squat 350kg (772lb) or, if you like, three Cian Healys. Quite an effective mass of cleaning-out power.”

The 6ft 4ins, 16st 7lbs winger is a key weapon in his team and a player with three Lions Tests to his name from the 2021 tour of South Africa.

The Wales fullback isn’t the biggest on the list, not by a long shot. Halfpenny has put on some serious size over the years and is a solid unit on the field. He has a great shape and very lean, women’s choice it seems!

18st 2lbs. 6ft 5in. Fast, strong, agile, intelligent and super fit. If The Pearl wasn't an elite rugby player, you'd half expect to see him crushing skulls in Game of Thrones.

Bhatti built his solid frame outside the conventional confines of the gym. The Glasgow Warrior once spent five years lugging around cow carcasses as part of his job as a slaughterman.

'Poor cows, man,' he told the BBC. 'Standing killing cows all day. I'll have killed 100,000 cows and I remember thinking at the time, 'I can't be in here for the rest of my days. I just can't be'.'

From the abattoir to the Test arena, via a job as a doorman at Dusk nightclub in Stirling, the 29-year-old will hope to make a dent in this year's campaign after earning his Scotland recall.