Rugby players who have dated celebrities, including Joe Marchant - Ruck

Rugby players who have dated celebrities, including Joe Marchant

Rugby players dating famous celebrities is far from unusual.

It almost comes with the territory doesn’t it? Become a celebrity, date a celebrity.

We all know about  Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips, as well as James Haskell’s marriage to the daughter of Richard and Judy, but plenty of other top rugby stars are currently sharing their lives with famous folk.

With that being said, here are five top footballers who have dated famous people.



#5. Ben Cohen – Kristina Rihanoff

One of the best known cases of the Strictly Curse involved Cohen, who left his wife, the mother of his twin daughters, in 2014 after appearing in the 2013 series.

He later announced that he was in a relationship with Rihanoff and the couple are still together now, having welcomed a daughter in 2016.

Cohen’s ex-wife Abby Blayney unsurprisingly had something to say about her former husband’s time on the show, but has since apologised for insulting Rihanoff.

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