The Hottest Players Of The Super Rugby 18
- Publish date
- Friday, 4 Mar 2016, 1:55PM
With The Super Rugby Season Kicking off we can't help but have gander at all the good looking men in this seasons team.
Most photogenic body: Malakai Fekitoa, Highlanders
Twenty-three-year-old Fekitoa is the star of the Super 18 on social media. He keeps his 178,000 Instagram followers up to date with his beauty and exercise regimes and is most famous for his shirtless selfies.
Best ball handling skills: Joaquin Tuculet, Jaguares
Tuculet's arms are built for ball handling skills. The Argentinean fullback is 1.84 metres tall and can throw that Gilbert rugby ball with bicep and tricep strength. His Instagram account is full of team fun.
Most flexible: Jerome Kaino, Blues
The handsome devil that is Kaino recently showed off his flexibility while training with celebrity fitness trainer Sean Hughes. Kaino is back on the field this week. His social media account is always full of humour.
Best Pig Hunter: Sam Henwood, Chiefs
Twenty-four-year-old Henwood showed his hunter-gatherer side on a hunting trip around Mt Ruapehu last year. If he can carry a rather large pig off a mountain, we are sure he is up for some good play this season.
Best Dog Owner: Beauden Barrett, Hurricanes
Barrett has shown his softer side recently, buying an all-black Miniature Schnauzer which he and his girlfriend Hannah Laity named Monty. Monty dominates the couple's busy life and recently posed for a shoot with protein powder.
Runner Up Best Dog Owner: Harry Jones, Waratahs
Barrett may have taken out first prize on this side of the Tasman, but over in Australia, 20-year-old Jones has just added to his family of sheep dogs with a puppy named Pippa.
Best at Squats: Jesse Kriel, Bulls
South African Kriel, 22, is known to be fast on the field and it's no doubt helped by working those quads.
Best humanitarian: Sonny Bill Williams, Chiefs
Williams has come a long way from being New Zealand's No 1 sex symbol. Getting married and having a little daughter has settled the former league player down.
One of his finest moments could be said to be his UNICEF trip to visit a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon late last year, bringing attention of the plight to his many fans.
Sonny playing Yehiah @UNICEFNZ @SonnyBWilliams pic.twitter.com/MCBgdwQV9i
— UNICEF New Zealand (@UNICEFNZ) December 7, 2015
Best Tattoo: Quentin MacDonald, Blues
MacDonald, 27, showed off his Ta Moko with a selfie a few years back. The beautiful piece goes up his back and over to his chest.
Best in Speedos: David Pocock, Brumbies
Twenty-seven-year-old Pocock happily regrammed this picture by Budgie Smuggler, snapped from the back by a pool. He is said to be one of Australia's most valuable rugby assets and we can see why.
Best Freshwater Fisherman: James Broadhurst, Hurricanes
The handsome Broadhurst provides the Canes' engine room with power and ball winning ability. He recently showed off another skill on Lake Taupo, catching a sizeable trout.
Best Hair: Luke Burton, Force
Burton, 22, seems to have taken a leaf out of David Beckham's earlier years - someone should send him an Alice band.
Best back: Ryan Crotty, Crusaders
Twenty-seven-year-old Crotty might not have been sun smart, but when you carry a kettlebell above your shoulder after training with your team, you are going to win our best back award.
Best Comeback Kid: Zac Guildford, Waratahs
Guildford may have lost the Fight for Life to former Bachelor Art Green, but we applaud the way the talented rugby player has found his way back into the game across the Tasman.
Hilariously, Guildford hasn't totally assimilated, wearing his boardies while his team mates are wearing their speedos.
Best with wildlife: Nicolas Sanchez, Jaguares
Sanchez, 27, is the second Argentinean to make our list. We think this giraffe selfie is so darn good and the fact his hair matches is even better.
Best Dad Bod: Victor Vito, Hurricanes
Vito's body is in spectacular shape. This picture taken during a family holiday in Hawaii shows Vito at his best.
Best uniform fit: Akihito Yamada, Sunwolves
We thought the Hurricanes' new uniform was Batman tight. But 30-year-old Yamada's jersey looks like it has been painted on.
