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THE MOST stylish rugby players of all time. Where do we start? What do we mean by style anyway? That got us talking about the qualities we were looking for; not just on-field brilliance or physical brutality, but something extra. Genius that comes naturally. Easy class. An effortless cool. An audacious talent that takes something monstrously difficult and makes it look like the simplest thing in the world.

These folk are different but they’re not the only ones with these gifts. You might agree with some on our list, you might be outraged at the omission of others. We’d love to know your thoughts.

So we begin. Style? These 12 couldn’t have had more style had they walked onto the field in gear specially designed by Giorgio Armani or Coco Chanel.

Juan Martín Hernández

When they weren’t calling him rugby’s Maradona back home in Argentina, they called him El Mago – The Magician. Once the best full-back