LIST: Celebrations of three famous rugby players explained...

Hoggy revealed his signature ‘W’ celebration is a tribute to best friend that passed away in April, 2009. The poignant tribute has become iconic whenever the 28-year-old has scored a try at international or club level.

I was involved in a car crash that unfortunately killed my best mate,” said Hogg.

“We were going to party and one of the lads had literally just passed his driving test. I did rock, paper, scissors with the three boys in the car to decide who sits in the front.

“I’m trying to take him I just want to take him on the journey that I live and every time I score a try I do the W for him. My first tattoo was his initials on my ribs too.

“I just want to make him and his family proud and I miss him very much.”

The England captains celebration involves linking both his index fingers together as he holds his hands out in front of him.

And the reason for his celebration stems from his close relationship with one of his biggest fans Jack Johnson.

Sports-mad Jack suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a debilitating muscle-wasting disorder that will leave him crippled and unable to walk.

Having learned about Jack’s condition a few years ago, Farrell has been a big supporter of his in raising awareness of the charity Joining Jack.

His peculiar gesture after scoring against Uruguay at the 2019 Rugby World Cup caught the eye of a number of Welsh supporters as he appeared to do something rather strange with his fingers.

Smith was actually making a ‘W’ and ‘M’ gesture, which stands for “Waunarlwydd Massive”.

Waunarlwydd is the Swansea village Smith is from, and the gesture has also been used by fellow Wales star and Waunarlwydd product Liam Williams in the Fiji match.