More contemporary examples of sibling chemistry are seen when the Harrison sisters take to the turf with the New Zealand hockey team.
We also have the cricketing brothers of Neal and Michael Parlane. Or in the up-and-coming ranks we have the Trimble brothers in squash and cricket, Samantha and Jessie Allen in squash, or the Kennett brothers in mountain biking, just to name a few.
But, what I'm keen to know more about is what it is like on a club level.
The closest I have come to having the sibling connection on the field, or court in my case, was with my best mate who used to train wheelchair rugby with me.
Having him on your team, you knew if you were defending a player he would be the first person there to back you up.
Knowing that, it gave me a bit of a boost to know that if I needed him he would be there.
On a club level, though, does playing with, or against, a sibling bring out the best or worse in a player?
I am sure there would have been plenty of cases when a sibling has given the other a hospital pass just for good measure, or an extra hard tackle of some sort.
From having grown up watching my brothers play rugby for a variety of teams at differing levels, I lean towards the thought of playing with a sibling is a benefit.
They would often have competitions as to who could score the most tries in a season, even though one was a prop and the other an openside flanker.
When they came of age to play in the same teams, however, it was a different story.
They were unstoppable.
It was kind of like they knew they could stick their neck out and charge ahead because their brother would be there on their shoulder to help out.
After all, are not they bound by blood?
If you have got some stories of super siblings of times gone by, or yarns of sibling rivalries, send us an email on sports@northernadvocate.co.nz
