LIST | 6 Rugby Players Who Have Famous Family Members

1. Stuart Hogg (George Best): In 2012, following his Scotland debut, he discovered he was a distant relative of goalscoring football star Best. A close relative of the Manchester United legend recognised the link after seeing Hogg play on television

2. Thom Evans (Chris Evans): The former Scotland international is a cousin of the famous radio disc jockey, who also presented Top Gear very briefly.

3. Ben Cohen (George Cohen): In a trophy-less career as a one club footballer with Fulham, George internatonally won the 1966 World Cup with England. He has been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame and is the uncle of rugby union World Cup winner, Ben.

4. Mike Tindall (Queen Elizabeth II): The 2003 Rugby World Cup-winner is married to Zara Phillips, the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and the eldest granddaughter of the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

5. James Haskell (Richard & Judy): The famous presenting duos daughtermarried Northampton and England rugby union player James Haskell in 2018.

6. Liam Botham (Ian Botham): Botham initially followed in his father’s footsteps, playing county cricket for Hampshire. He took the wicket of former England captain Mike Gatting on his County Championship début. However, he left the sport in 1997 after just one season to play rugby union for West Hartlepool. He made his début for the England under-21 team the same year, before successive moves to Cardiff, and Newcastle Falcons.