Without wishing to disparage either party, it is not easy to imagine Dan Bilzerian and George Kruis in the same room.

One is an unashamedly ostentatious, poker-playing international playboy who supplies photos of scantily-clad women to his 28m Instagram followers.

The other, a considerably more understated character, hit close to 140 rucks during the 2019 Six Nations – roughly one in every three that England accumulated while in possession over the whole tournament – and is poised for an influential role at the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Both men did attend this summer’s Europe CBD Expo in London, an annual event that aims to forge connections between those working in the cannabis industry. Kruis was networking on behalf of the business he co-founded with former teammate DominicDay, fourfivecbd, which sells painkilling products manufactured from CBD (cannabidiol). Bilzerian, having recently launched a different range, passed through on a promotional tour.

The pair did not meet properly. A curious Kruis merely caught sight of Bilzerian briefly. Regardless, the Saracens lock believes entrepreneurial pursuits provide a healthy balance to his life that has helped performance.