I live in Canberra, and I used to go to one of the most highly regarded schools for rugby in the country, so I've met A) a metric fuckton of politicians. And B) a metric fuckton of rugby players. Hell, a lot of the Brumbies (one of the best teams in Australia) went to my school. The two Fainga'a twins, Saia and Anthony went to school with my older brother, and their younger brother, who just joined the team, was in my year.
The old longtime captain of The Wallabies (National team), George Gregan, went to my school as well. Funnily enough, he apparently enjoyed cricket more than rugby. But yeah, I met him about 5 times.
Pity I don't care about rugby.