AS STAR WARS fans get set for the release of The Force Awakens, we had far too much time on our hands and came up with eight of our favourite Star Wars sportspeople.

Warning, puns and dodgy Photoshops ahead.

Kobe-Wan Kenobi

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Luke Kyle-Walker

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‘Hands’ Solo

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Ronaldo Calrissian

Chew-Bacary Sagna

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Princess Lua Lua

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Ryan Darth Bader

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 Jabba the Robert Huth

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