#7. TADHG FURLONG (RIKISHI)
The Irish tight-head says of his nickname: “My belly gets a good flash on national television.
“It came up in the video review, Joe Schmidt said “Oh, here comes WWF…”, not even WWE so, WWF, we’re going back a few years. And of course the lads jumped on the bandwagon and started calling me Rikishi, the big fat wrestler!”
#8. TAULUPE FALETAU (TOBY)
As a young boy, his school friends struggled to pronounce his Tongan name, and so he picked up the nickname Toby. In recent years, he has requested that his rugby squad name be recorded more accurately as Taulupe, but does not mind being called Toby by his teammates.
#9. MARO ITOJE (PEARL)
Called ‘The Pearl’ by Saracens and England team-mates for a perceived preciousness to the sides he plays in.
