Before they were really famous...The pictures Wales" rugby stars would ...

We’ve all got them. Those pictures that still adorn your mother’s mantelpiece and make you cringe every time you pop round for Sunday dinner.

It may be a dodgy haircut from a decade ago, or just the fact it took you some time to ‘grow into your looks’.

Well, you’ll be pleased to know the international stars that make up the Welsh rugby team are no different.

They may be a selection of generally handsome, hulking supermen these days, but that hasn’t always been the case.

We’ve delved through the WalesOnline archives to dig out some of the snaps that first got a public airing as the stars of today were emerging as the potential stars of tomorrow.

We’ve even thrown in a few of the Welsh coaches for good measure.

Scroll through the gallery below to see just how much some of them have changed. Enjoy.

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Before they were really famous...The pictures Wales" rugby stars would ...