The brother of former Saracens star and Wallabies lock Will Skelton's brother may be the biggest rugby player in the world today.
Cameron Skelton went viral on Twitter with the caption on RugbyDump's post simply reading: 'Pray for the opposition'.
Below, we will look at FIVE younger brothers who hope to emulate their older siblings who won England caps.
#1. Luc Smith, brother of Marcus
- Age: 20
- Current club: Rosslyn Park
- Position: Centre/Fly-half
The exciting back is thought to be attracting interest from a number of Premiership clubs but is not getting ahead of himself.
Luc is also very much a student of the game himself: “I have always watched rugby from a young age with my older brother and my younger brother. Even when we were younger, you are not actively trying to analyse it, but you are subconsciously taking all that info in so it gives you that feel for the game which I think I have benefitted from.
“Now that I am playing in National One, I feel like I need to get my game management up to scratch. At school rugby, that sort of management is not as important. Watching Premiership games now, I try to dissect what the fly-halves are thinking, how they are sort of managing the game and trying to think, two, three, four phases ahead. I am trying to add that into my game more and more.”
Smith cites Leicester Tigers’ George Ford and Scotland star Finn Russell as two examples of different fly-halves he analyses, but picking the brains of his older brother is an invaluable resource for the Rosslyn Park No.10.
“We still do kicking sessions together when he comes home or if I can get up to where he lives, so we still do those sessions quite frequently,” Smith adds. “He’s always open to giving me all the tips that he has learnt. He is obviously working with some of the best coaches and players so he passes on that fine detail to me which helps a lot.
“More generally, after training and after games, I call him and ask him any questions I may have so that might be things which I think I can improve on or things which he thinks I can improve on.
“We sort of have an open dialogue and we always bounce ideas off each other. I am giving him feedback as well with his games! We are there to help each other.”
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#2. Phil Cokanasiga, brother of Joe
- Age: 20
- Current club: Leicester Tigers
- Position: Centre
Phil, who like his brother has kicked off his career at London Irish, made his European and Premiership debut in the 2019/20 season. The centre also made appearances in the Premiership Rugby 7s competition at the beginning of the campaign.

3. Frankie Nowell, brother of Jack
- Age: 19
- Current club: Exeter Chiefs
- Position: Winger
The versatile 19-year-old back, who has a big reputation, is making a name for himself on the south coast. Currently plying his trade with the Exeter Chiefs, he is certainly a name to watch out for in the future after making his debut in the Premiership Cup this season.

Frankie Nowell of Exeter Chiefs during the Exeter Chiefs training session at Sandy Park ahead of the second leg of Heineken Champions Cup match between Munster Rugby and Exeter Chiefs - 13th April 2022. Photo: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
#4. Will Joseph, brother of Jonathan
- Age: 19
- Current club: London Irish
- Position: Centre
Joseph, from Newbury, Somerset, followed in the footsteps of his brother, England and Bath Rugby centre Jonathan ‘JJ’ Joseph, towards a career in professional rugby by signing with London Irish’s academy when he was just 13. Will, who is an outside centre, has also played in all the England U18 league matches, crossing for several tries. Another very exciting prospect.

#5. Gabriel Farrell, brother of Owen
The much younger brother of the current England captain, Gabriel is wanting to follow in the footsteps of his sibling and Father, Andy Farrell. The Ireland head coach has revealed Gabriel is 'ahead of where Owen was at the same age' and is constantly practicing goal kicking. It sounds like he is rapidly developing into a fine young rugby player.












