Have any first-rate bodybuilders ever tried played rugby? Of course. Have any ever excelled? I doubt it. The training requirements needed to excel at either one of these activities negates the ability to excell in the other. The physical requirements are completely at odds. For example, training the core muscles so as to have the strength needed to scrum, tackle and ruck well tends to thicken the torso -- something which bodybuilders avoid because it makes the big pecs, lats and delts look less impress on the judging stage. The necessary mental attitudes are also different. Rugby is a team sport. Players win or lose as a unit. Bodybuilding is about as individual an activity as can be imagined.
yip.. i remember joseph wilson vaka who played for tonga. 6ft 4, 120 kg.. look him up on youtube.. he's an alright player..
