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Henry Pollock (rugby union)
Henry Pollock (born 2005, Banbury) is an English rugby union back row for Northampton Saints and England; 2024 U20 World champion, two-try England debut vs Wales 2025, youngest 2025 British & Irish Lions tourist.
Hubert Lefebvre
Hubert Lefèbvre (Hubert Jean Daniel Lefèbvre, 1878-1937) was a French rugby union forward who won gold with France at the 1900 Paris Olympics and captained Racing Club de France to the 1902 French title.
Huw Jones (rugby union)
Huw Jones, born 1993, is a Scottish rugby union center who plays for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland and toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions in 2025.
J. P. R. Williams
J. P. R. Williams, known as JPR, was a Welsh rugby union full-back who won 55 Wales caps from 1969 to 1981 and toured with the British and Irish Lions.
James Haskell
James Haskell (born 1985), English rugby union back-row forward, 77 England caps, 2017 British and Irish Lions tourist, Wasps, Stade Français, Highlanders, Northampton Saints; retired 2019, now podcaster and author.
Jamie Roberts
Jamie Roberts, Welsh rugby union inside centre for Wales and the British and Irish Lions (2009, 2013 tours), 2009 Lions player of the series, later a qualified doctor, TV pundit, and WRU board director since 2023.
Jean Collas
Jean Collas (1874-1928), French rugby and tug-of-war athlete of Racing Club de France; won 1900 Olympic gold in rugby and silver in tug-of-war at Paris.
Jean Pascal Barraque
Jean Pascal Barraque, born 1991 in Le Chesnay, is a French rugby union and sevens international (fly-half, centre, fullback, wing) who won the 2012 European Challenge Cup with Biarritz and Olympic sevens gold at Paris 2024.
Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott (born 1965, Bath), the 'Prince of Centres', English rugby union centre for Bath (266 apps, 710 points), 65 England caps 1989-99, three Lions tours, and the 1997 series-winning drop goal in Durban.
Joe Marler
Joe Marler (born 1990) is an English retired rugby union loosehead prop who spent his whole career at Harlequins, won 95 England caps, three Six Nations titles, and played in the 2019 World Cup final.
Johnny Sexton
Johnny Sexton (Jonathan Sexton), Irish rugby union fly-half for Leinster and Racing 92, Ireland captain, 118 caps and 1,108 points, four Six Nations, two Grand Slams, 2018 World Rugby Player of the Year, retired after the 2023 World Cup, now an Ireland assistant coach.
Jonny Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), English rugby union fly-half whose right-footed extra-time drop goal won England the 2003 World Cup final 20-17; 91 England caps, 1,246 international points, Newcastle and Toulon career.
Joseph Olivier
Joseph Olivier (Joseph Adolphe Théophile Olivier, 1874-1901), French rugby union forward and captain who won gold with France at the 1900 Paris Olympics; Stade Français player, French champion 1894 and 1895.
Josh van der Flier
Josh van der Flier, Irish openside flanker for Leinster and Ireland, born 1993 in Dublin of Dutch descent; 2022 World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year, 2022 EPCR Player of the Year, 2025 British & Irish Lions tourist.
Kenny Logan
Kenny Logan (Kenneth Logan, born 1972) is a retired Scottish rugby union winger, Scotland's most capped wing with 70 caps and 13 tries, a 1999 Five Nations winner, Wasps and Glasgow player, and prostate cancer awareness advocate.
Lawrence Dallaglio
Lawrence Dallaglio (Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio), born 1972, English rugby union number 8 and back row; 85 England caps, 2003 World Cup and Grand Slam winner, lifelong Wasps player, 2016 World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee.
Leigh Halfpenny
Leigh Halfpenny, born Stephen Leigh Halfpenny in 1988, is a Welsh former rugby union full-back who won 101 Wales caps, scored 801 international points, and was 2013 Lions player of the series.
Lewis Moody
Lewis Moody (born 1978), nicknamed Mad Dog, English rugby union flanker, 71 England caps, 2003 World Cup winner, Leicester Tigers and Bath, Lions 2005; diagnosed with MND in 2025 and fundraising for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation.
List of Ulster Rugby players of the professional era
List of Ulster Rugby players of the professional era: Ulster players since rugby union turned professional in 1995. Covers the 1999 Heineken Cup winners, Celtic Cup 2003, Celtic League 2006, and the current 2025/26 squad.
Louis Rees-Zammit
Louis Rees-Zammit, nicknamed Rees-Lightning, is a Welsh rugby union wing and full-back for Bristol Bears and Wales; a 2021 Lions tourist and 14-try Wales scorer who left for an 18-month, appearance-free NFL spell with the Chiefs and Jaguars before returning in 2025.
Mako Vunipola
Mako Vunipola, New Zealand-born English loosehead prop (born 1991), 79 England caps, three Lions tours 2013/2017/2021, five Premiership titles and three European trophies with Saracens before Vannes.
Manu Tuilagi
Manu Tuilagi (Etuale Manusamoa Tuilagi), Samoan-born rugby union centre, born 1991 in Fogapoa; 60 England caps 2011-2024, 2013 British & Irish Lion, played for Leicester Tigers, Sale Sharks, and Bayonne.
Marcus Smith (rugby union)
Marcus Smith (born 1999, Manila) is an English rugby union fly-half and full-back for Harlequins and England; 2021 Premiership champion and top scorer, 2023 World Cup semi-finalist, and two-time British and Irish Lions tourist (2021, 2025).
Maro Itoje
Maro Itoje, born 1994, English rugby union lock for Saracens; England captain (102 caps) and 2025 British & Irish Lions captain who led the Lions to a series win in Australia.
Martin Johnson (rugby union)
Martin Johnson (born 1970, Solihull), English lock, 84 England caps, captain of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup win, only two-time British & Irish Lions captain (1997, 2001), Leicester Tigers great, later England team manager 2008-2011.
Matt Dawson
Matt Dawson (born 1972), English rugby union scrum-half; 77 England caps, 2003 World Cup winner, three Lions tours; played for Northampton Saints and Wasps, later BBC broadcaster.
Mike Tindall
Mike Tindall MBE (born 1978, Otley) is an English rugby union centre, 75-cap England player and 2003 World Cup winner with Bath and Gloucester, husband of Zara Tindall, podcaster and I'm a Celebrity contestant.
Nigel Owens
Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby union referee, first to officiate 100 tests (France v Italy, November 2020), refereed the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, retired December 2020, now a Hereford farmer and S4C presenter.
Owen Farrell
Owen Andrew Farrell (born 1991) is an English rugby union fly-half and centre, Saracens captain and 112-cap England captain, 2019 World Cup finalist, and the first professional-era player to win two British & Irish Lions Test series.
Peter O'Mahony
Peter O'Mahony (born 1989, Cork) is a retired Irish rugby back-rower; Munster career 2010–2025 (193 appearances), 112 Ireland caps, 2024 Ireland captain, 2017 Lions first-Test captain.