Sporting Heroes Month: Ben Foden

In association with MaxiNutrition

For the month of May, Attitude online will be showing off the best of the best of 2015’s sporting heroes. Here, we give you the low-down on hunky rugby player and boyfriend of Una from The Saturdays, Ben Foden…

Ben Foden

Top Sporting Achievement: Ben has 34 caps for England and won premiership, LV and challenge cups!

Better Half: He is married to Una Foden of British-Irish girl group The Saturdays fame. The couple have two children, three year old daughter Aoife-Bell and new son Tadhg who joined the family in February 2015.

Best Attribute: His chiselled jaw line or his well-developed traps…

Sporting Quote: “I want to run out in the No 15 shirt for England again. Whoever gets that shirt ahead of me, they’re going to have to play their socks off to stop me nicking it back.”

Special Weapon: Ben is renowned for his attacking running style

Style: When Ben is not running around the pitch he tends to look dapper in tailored, fitted suits.

Training Tip: Ben explained in May 2013 issue of Men’s Health magazine that his top training tip would be to ‘Take as much care with your nutrition as you do your training. There’s no point going out and doing tough workouts if you’re fuelling your body with the wrong foods. You’ll just end up cancelling out your hard work’.

In The Game: Ben is known for his hustle in the full back position. It started as a trial when he joined the Northampton Saints but due to his fine performances he has remained in that position as he plays for club and country.

Wins:  2009 – Present: 34 England Caps, 2009: European Challenge Cup, 2013-14: Aviva Premiership

Attitude: ‘I want to be known as Ben Foden the rugby player rather than Ben Foden, married to Una from The Saturdays. It is very important to me that I have my own identity in that way, and I think that I deserve that as well.’