Nine rugby players forever living in the shadow of their more successful sibling

Simon represented and captained Ulster, Ireland 'A' and Ireland in a career that also saw him capped by Ireland at Schools, Under-19, Under-21 and Under-23 levels. However, he only won 23 Test caps, which is dwarfed by his younger brother Rory, who has already passed 100 and also led the men in green to a famous win against New Zealand in Chicago.

Joe joined younger brother George in moving to Leicester Tigers in the summer of 2017. Although he is a regular member of Tigers’ match-day 23, it is England fly-half George who has been pulling the strings in the No.10 shirt. A terrific playmaker, but it's hard for him to escape the shadow of his England regular younger brother.

Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg's brother, Graham, has played for Scotland in the IRB Sevens World Series as well as representing his country at under-18, under-19 and under-20. A very talented player, his career did not take off in the same way as his younger brother due to a number of serious knee injuries.

Tony Underwood is a Malaysian-born wing who played alongside his brother, Rory, in the England Grand Slam winning side in 1995. He and Rory played together at Leicester and both were gifted with pace as they played on opposite flanks terrorising opposition defences. It was Rory nevertheless who went onto break records, scoring 50 tries in 91 Tests.

He is the brother of Colin Meads, considered by some to be one of the greatest rugby footballers of all time. Stanley played as a lock, No 8 and flanker, and scored four tries for New Zealand in 30 games. Meanwhile, Colin won 55 caps between 1957 and 1971 and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.

Injury problems have prevented Dave becoming a regular for his country in the same way that his older brother Rob has.

An amazing player from the female game, but when your brother is Wallabies legend Matt Giteau it's hard to stand out. She played for Australia and was a member of the squad to the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup that finished in third place, scoring two tries in the tournament.

Despite both being wonderful players, Jonathan has had the opportunity to star on the world stage with the British & Irish Lions and Wales while James has been given limited opportunities on the international stage.