There are many reasons why a rugby player can be considered sexy and being a good looker is not the only factor involved as to why some players capture the imagination of supporters male or female on attractiveness. There is a great deal of ‘je ne sais quoi’ that certain indescribable quality or X factor in the charisma, appearance or sublime ability when on the field of play that is endeared by the public. In recent years players have taken to managing their image rights which has enabled them to secure lucrative commercial contracts with well-known international sponsors with some even being given their own TV shows.
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žRugby as a sport is sexy and therefore the players become sexy too with the ruggedness, die-hard spirit and finesse required to become a star and play in the top clubs around the world as well as their national teams. The increasing popularity of rugby continuing to spread over the world’s five continents means that players become household names just as much as Lionel Messi or Christian Ronaldo and spark a public frenzy to see them should they visit any country worldwide. So, whereas in the past fans supported their favourite teams today players are followed even if their team is not in the top world rankings. A survey run by an international official ticket seller for the RWC learned that spectators would buy tickets for games that had their favourite players rather than the big matches of the leading teams in many instances. The survey result had an Italian in 1st place as the most sexy with other surprises from Georgia, Uruguay, Fiji, Canada & USA for male players. The female counterparts used the title ‘Most Inspiring Players’, or as some prefer to say Badass Rugby Girls that gave us players from England, Australia, Switzerland, USA, Sweden, Canada, Georgia and New Zealand, however, with women’s rugby growing fast soon we will definitely see players from Poland, Russia and Ukraine plus the Latino countries in the near future in the inspiring women rugby playing vote. A marketing strategy used by many clubs and federations is the team calendar but with a sexy twist, this hugely popular trend of photographing a team or individual players naked but discreetly leaving the obvious parts of the anatomy obscured and to the imagination is adopted by clubs at community level through to pro and national level in some cases. Amazon online superstore produces one such naked rugby every year which involves over eighty players and clubs around the UK, yes, rugby is a sexy game and sells.
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Let’s put some names to the top 5 men most voted by the public in a survey held by Livetickets UK as sexiest and inspiring players from around the rugby world,
- Jayden Hayward, h.1.85m, w.90kg – Born in N. Zealand but moved to Italy in 2014, obtained citizenship in order to play rugby for Italy. He was voted rugby’s most sexy player in 2024. Jayden’s club is Benneton Rugby based in Treviso as his role is n.15 or fullback.
- George Ford, h. 1.75m, w.87kg – A British player from Oldham,UK took 2nd place who plays for Leicester Tigers and has made 75 appearances for England as a fly-half.
- Codie Taylor, h. 1.83m w. 108kg – Codie is a Kiwi and plays in the front row as a hooker for the All Blacks & Crusaders. Regarded as one of the hottest forwards in the game.
- Damien de Allende, h. 1.91m, w. 105kg – This S. African centre back and 2019 RWC winner from Cape Town now plays his rugby for Munster RFC a top Pro 14 League club in the Republic of Ireland.
- Pierre-Louis Barassi, h. 1.88m, w. 91kg – The youngest player voted by the public at only 22 years old plays for Lyon Olympique Rugby a Top 14 club and the French national rugby team.
The sexiest, hottest and most inspiring women in rugby and you will be able to see some of them in action on the field in the Women’s 9th RWC competition to be held in N. Zealand beginning on 18th September 2024. Here are some of the players to watch out for:
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- Vicky Fleetwood – This incredible athlete with a notable set of abs for a front row forward. She plays for England and Saracens and has made 74 appearances for the national team. Started as a track hurdler before rugby became her passion. Vicky also coaches rugby and is a personal trainer, very fit indeed. Statistics – 1.62m/71kg
- Ellie Boatman – Multi-talented player on the wing or scrum-half plays for Wasps WRFC in London. She documents all her training and dietary routines on Instagram. Statistics – 1.65m/66kg
- Georgia Page – Known as the War Goddess when her bloodied face video went viral, she tackled with a broken nose at the time. This American national team and college player was snapped up by Melbourne Rebels to play in Australia. Statistics – 1.69m/68kg
- Charlotte Caslick – Born in Brisbane, Australia is said to be the hottest player in rugby. Representing her country and Sydney Roosters as a fullback there are plenty of paparazzi around when she is on or off the field. Her trademark pigtails when playing have become a trend. Statistics – 1.74m/68kg
- Angela Elena Stadelmann – Angie plays her rugby in Switzerland for RC Luzern and has represented the Swiss Barbarians team as well as the Swiss national team. This powerful prop forward has earned her the name of The Scrum Beast of which she is proud to own. Angie is also proud of her lithe and toned body, in fact, she flaunts it. Statistics – 1.79/77kg
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To see more of the men and women players mentioned check them out on Instagram.
Rugby is the fastest growing sport of recent years even though it is one of the oldest, this year celebrates 150 years of official rugby union, however, rugby goes further back to 1823 when William Webb Ellis’s extraordinary action of running with the ball in hand set the oval running to eventually form the official rugby union league in 1871. In today’s modern game aided by technological advances we see these lean and muscle-toned gladiators run onto the field in figure hugging attire, of course, the sheer instinctive attraction is heightened and mixed with the valiant values of the rugby code and honour makes for an explosive charismatic connection between the players and spectators even if they are not from your team. Sometimes The Best is not always The Hottest or vice versa but in rugby you still get the vote as rugby is the sexiest game on the planet.
