Who has the best Six Nations ink?
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Tattoos play a big part in rugby - but not necessarily for the reasons you might think.
Much of the ink - see below - adorning bodies in the Six Nations has similar motivations behind it as that of any other young European.
However, many of them are inspired, at least partly, by the traditional tattoos sported by players with Maori or Pacific Island heritage - although for the likes of England's Samoa-born centre Manu Tuilagi,
who has missed the tournament because of injury,
that link is of course a direct one.
Wales hooker Richard Hibbard explains:
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Much of the ink - see below - adorning bodies in the Six Nations has similar motivations behind it as that of any other young European.
However, many of them are inspired, at least partly, by the traditional tattoos sported by players with Maori or Pacific Island heritage - although for the likes of England's Samoa-born centre Manu Tuilagi,
who has missed the tournament because of injury,
that link is of course a direct one.
Wales hooker Richard Hibbard explains:
…
