List of family relations in rugby league

There have been several families from around the world of which two or more members have been involved in rugby league football at the highest levels since the sport's inception in 1895. Below is an incomplete list of families that have been involved in rugby league.

A

Abbott family

Ackland family

Adamson family of England

Adamson family of Australia

Agar family

Ah Mau brothers

Albert brothers

Alexander brothers & extended family

Anderson brothers

Anderson family

Asher brothers

Arkwright brothers

Aubusson brothers

B

Backo family

Bailey brothers of Australia

Bailey family of New Zealand

Baitieri family

Barclay brothers

Barnes family

Barba brothers

Batchelor brothers

Batten family

Beardmore brothers

Beckett brothers

Bella brothers

Belsham brothers

Bell/Friend family

Benausse family

Bennett brothers

Bentley brothers

Berrigan brothers

Bevan family

Blake brothers

Blan brothers

Bolewski brothers

Bowen family

Boyle family

Bradstreet family

Branighan family

Bridge brothers

Brimble brothers

Britt family

Bromwich brothers

Brown brothers

Buchanan brothers

Buckler brothers

Bugden brothers

Burge brothers

Burgess family I

The Burgess' total of 30 Tests is a Great British record for a father and son combination.[2]

Burgess family II

Burke family

C

Caine brothers

Calder/Pongia family

Campbell/Menzies family

Carlaw brothers

Carmichael family

Cartwright family

Casey family

Cayless brothers

Chan family

Chapelhow brothers

Chester family

Chisnall brothers

Clawson family

Cleal family

Cleary family

Connell family

Cooper brothers

Coote family

Corbett brothers

Cordner brothers

Corvo brothers

Coyle brothers

Coyne brothers

Cross family

Cross brothers

Cubitt brothers

Cunningham brothers

D

Daley family

Dalton brothers

Davidson brothers

Davies brothers

Davis family

The Davis family falls into the broader Dunghutti peoples family tree.

De Belin family

Dimond family

Dorahy family

Doyle brothers

Drake twins

Duane family

Dunemann brothers

Dunghutti relatives

The Dunghutti are an Indigenous Australian people native to the North-East of New South Wales, including the townships of Kempsey and Macksville. Many players with connections to the tribe are distantly related and refer to each other as cousins. This family tree includes:

Dwyer family

E

Eden family

Edwards family

Edwards/Tamou family

Elias/Moses family

Ellis family

El Masri family

Endacott family

Evans brothers

Evans brothers (inter-war period)

Evans/Cherry-Evans family

F

Fa'asuamaleaui brothers

Fages family

Faifai Loa/Smith family

Fairbank family

Farnsworth brothers

Farrell/O'Loughlin family

Farrell/Elsegood family

Feagai brothers

Fennell family

Fielden brothers

Fifita/Haumono family

Finch family

Fisher family

Fisher brothers

Fitzgibbon family

Flanagan of England

Flanagan of Australia

Flynn brothers

Fogerty family

Folau family

Foran brothers

Fox brothers

French brothers

Frodsham family

Fry brothers

Fulton family

Furner family

G

Gaffey family

Galea brothers

Gardner brothers

Garlick family

Gartner family

Gasnier family

George family

Geyer brothers

Gidley brothers

Gilbert family

Gillies brothers

Giteau family

Gleeson family

Goldspink family

Goodwin family

Gordon cousins

Gore family

Gorley brothers

Goulding family

Gourley family

Graham family

Greenwood brothers

Grésèque family

Grey family

Griffin brothers

Grix brothers

Grothe family

H

Hagan brothers

Haggerty family

Hambly family

Hanley family

Hardgrave family

Hardy family

Harkin family

Harris family (1)

Harris family (2)

Harrison brothers

Hastings family

Hauraki family

Hayne/Thompson family

Hayward brothers

Heidke family

Henderson brothers

Henry brothers

Hetherington family

Higgins brothers

Higson family

Hill brothers

Hindmarsh brothers

Hodges family

Hoffman family

Holliday family

Hopoate family

Horder brothers

Horne brothers

Horo brothers

Howard brothers

Huddart family

Hughes/Moore family

Hulme family

Humphreys family

I

Iro brothers

Isemonger family

Ives brothers

Izzard brothers

J

Jennings brothers

Johns family

Jordan family

Junee family

K

Karalius brothers

Kaufusi brothers

Keating brothers

Keato brothers

Kellett family

Kelly brothers

Kimmorley brothers

King family (1)

King family (2)

King family (3)

Klein family

Kirwan family

Kouparitsas brothers

Krewanty family

L

Laing brothers

Lane brothers

Lang family

Langley family

Laurie brothers

Law brothers

Lazarus family

Lester brothers

Leuluai family

James and Phillip's parents were born in Samoa, though the family is now settled in South Auckland.[5] James and Thomas' combined total of 58 Tests (as of November 2011) is thought to be a world record for a father and son combination.[2]

Lindwall brothers

Lomax brothers

Lousi brothers

Lowe brothers

Lulia brothers

Lumsden brothers

M

MacDougall brothers

Maddison brothers

Malone/Renouf family

Mann family

Mannah brothers

Mara family

Maranta family

March twins

Martyn family

Mata'utia brothers

A cousin, Masada Iosefa (1988–2021), was a Samoan international who played for Penrith and the Wests Tigers.

May brothers

McCabe brothers

McCarthy family

McClennan family

McCormack family

McCracken family

McCaffery family

McGregor family

McGuinness brothers

1st McKinnon family

2nd McKinnon family

McRitchie family

Mellars family

Messenger brothers

Millard brothers

Mills family

Mincham family

Minichiello brothers

Minto family

Mitchell brothers

Moliner family

Monaghan brothers

Morley brothers

Morris family

The Morris family in 2009 after Josh and Brett had represented Australia together

Mortimer family

Moses brothers

Mountford brothers

Mueller brothers

Mullane family

Mullen family

Mullins family

Mundine family

Myler family

N

Nable brothers

Naiqama brothers

Narvo family

Naughton brothers

Newlove family

Nikorima brothers

Norman brothers

O

O'Connell brothers

1st O'Connor brothers

2nd O'Connor family

O'Donnell brothers

O'Loughlin family

Orchard brothers

Oxford family

P

Paea brothers

Parcell family

Paul brothers

Paulo brothers

Peachey family

1st Pearce family

2nd Pearce family

Pearce-Paul family

Peats family

Pepperell brothers

Perrett brothers

Pethybridge family

Pezet family

Phillips brothers

Pickup family

Pimblett family

Pollard family

Platz brothers

Prentice brothers

Prescott family

Price/Diversi family

Pritchard brothers

Prosser brothers

Provan brothers

Pryce family

Puletua brothers

Q

Quinlivan brothers

R

Randall family

Rapana siblings

Raper family

Rapira brothers

Rayne twins

Reddy family

Redfearn brothers

Redmond family

Ricketson family

Risman family

Roberts family

The Roberts family falls into the broader Dunghutti peoples family tree.

Robertson brothers

Robinson/Merritt family

Robinson family

Rogers family

The Rogers' total of 35 Tests is an Australian record for a father and son combination.[2]

Ropati brothers

Rowles family

Rowley family

Russell brothers

S

Saifiti brothers

Sailor family

Sampson family

Other relatives include: Olympic sprinter Denise Ramsden & TV presenter & model Kirsty Gallacher

Satherley family

Sattler family

Schultz brothers

Scott cousins

Sculthorpe brothers

Segeyaro family

Senior brothers

Seu Seu brothers

Shead brothers

Sheens brothers

Shelford family

Shibasaki brothers

Shorrocks brothers

Silcock family

Simpkins family

Sims siblings

Born to an Australian father, Peter, and a Fijian mother, Jacqueline, all 5 of the Gerringong-raised Sims siblings have achieved national honours in their respective sports, with 4 having played rugby league professionally.[14][15]

A cousin of the Sims siblings, Reagan Campbell-Gillard (born 1993), is an Australian and Fijian international who has played Penrith and Parramatta in the NRL.[17]

Sinfield family

Sing family

Sironen family

Smith brothers of Australia

Smith family of New Zealand

Smith family

Sorensen family

In addition, New Zealand and Samoa international Leeson Ah Mau married Rose Sorensen Cann (granddaughter of Bill and cousin of Scott), while Chad Townsend married Marissa Sorensen (granddaughter of Bill and sister of Scott).[18]

Southernwood family

Spencer brothers of New Zealand

Spencer family of Australia

Spina family

St George brothers

Stanaway brothers

Steinohrt brothers

Stephenson family

Not related to: Mike Stephenson (Stevo)

Stewart brothers

Stewart family

Stirling family

Stone family

Sullivan family of Australia

Sullivan family of Wales

Swann family

T

Tagive brothers

Tamati family

Tassell brothers

Tatupu/Simona/Wright/Sene-Lafeo/Sauiluma/Liolevave family

Tennant family

Thaiday family

Thomson family

Thornett brothers

Tittleton brothers

Tomkins brothers

Tonga brothers

Trbojevic brothers

Trevathan/Trevathen family

Trindall brothers

Tronc family

Tuimavave/Winterstein family

Tupou brothers

Tuqiri family

Tyrer family

Tyquin brothers

V

Vagana cousins

Valentine brothers of Scotland

Valentine brothers of England

Van Bellen brothers

Veivers family

W

Walker family

Walker brothers of Britain

Walne brothers

Walters family

Ward brothers

Warren family

Watene family

Watene-Zelezniak family

Watt family

West family

White brothers of Australia

White brothers of New Zealand

Why brothers

Willey/Don family

Williams brothers

Williamson family

Wilson family

Wishart family

Witt brothers

Wittenberg family

Wood family

Worrincy brothers

Wright brothers

Wynyard brothers

Wynn brothers

Y

Yakich brothers

Yates family

Yeo family

Young family

Yow Yeh family

Kevin is the first cousin of Jharal's grandfather, making them first cousins, twice removed.

See also

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