14 Famous rugby players' sons who are destined for greatness

The fly-halves career progressed at the same rate as his father’s Andys – temporarily being the youngest player to play in the English Premiership in 2008. Now an England regular, Farrell has won multiple Six Nations and played a key role in the drawn Lions drawn series against New Zealand in the summer. The now England captain quickly heading for legendary status.

The abrasive back-rower is the son of former Wales dual-code international Paul and nephew of Wales' 1987 World Cup captain Richard. He's now established himself as a Wales regular and was selected for the British & Irish Lions before suffering an injury in the first warm-up match.

The past 12 months have seen Mallinder, son of Jim go from relative unknown to a star of the Saints first team. Since making the move into full-time rugby after completing his studies at Rugby School, where he captained the first team, Mallinder has proved himself to be a real talent across the Saint backlinene.

Son of Saints' legend Paul Grayson, James earned the call to the England U20 squad during the 2017 Six Nations and came off the bench against Wales to earn his first cap. Most recently, he made his Saints debut and looks like a very exciting prospect.

Son of Wallabies legend Michael, the youngster made his debut for England earlier this year as vice-captain and fullback for the under-16s side that defeated Wales 41-22 in April. Looks like he has a big future in the game after making his debut for Harlequins!

He is the son of former Wales international Dai Young and has been close to the Wales squad in recent times. Now the captain of Wasps.

He is the son of former Bath Rugby head coach and former Rugby League legend Mike Ford. Now established as an England regular, there is no reason why he can't go on to become and England great

The rugby league star is aiming to emerge from the shadow of his famous father, Jason Robinson, and make a name for himself with Wigan Warriors.

Comes from strong rugby stock as the son of former Wales captain and British & Irish Lions wing Ieuan Evans. The Cowbridge product is an astute tactical playmaker with excellent distribution skills. Has already been handed an Ospreys development contract, it won’t be long before the fly-half is seen on a bigger stage.

Fe'ao Moe Laru Vunipola was a Tongan former international rugby union player, who participated at the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1999 Rugby World Cup. He is also the father of Mako Vunipola and Billy Vunipola. Already both world-class players, they both seemed destined to go down in rugby histor.

Son of World Rugby president Bill Beaumont, Josh has been on the fringes of the England squad in recent years but has struggled with injuries. If he can get himself a run of games, the 25-year old still has the potential to be an England regular.

The son of famous All Black Mike Umaga is developing nicely at Wasps.

Hastings has come through the Scottish international set-up. He was also named in the extended Scotland squad in the lead up to the 2018 Six Nations championship game vs Italy. He has gained caps at Scotland U16, Scotland U18, Scotland U19 and Scotland U20. He is the son of ex-Scotland international rugby union captain Gavin Hastings; and the nephew of ex-Scotland international rugby union player Scott Hastings.