Nick Youngquest, a professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Castleford Tigers of Europe's Super League, is on the cover of Men's Fitness Middle East.

Aside from having an enormously thriving career with the Tigers, Youngquest has had his fair share of endorsements and sponsors. He was chosen as the face of the fragrance called Invictus by none other than Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne. He appeared shirtless in the commercial ad, while Kanye West's song is playing in the background.

Video courtesy/YouTube/Paco Rabanne

"The shooting was a great experience,"Youngquest told Men's Fitness when he was asked about his experience during the shoot. "Obviously, as we know, I have played sports most of my life, so doing a little bit of acting was a lot different," he added.

"My favorite sporting personality is David Beckham from soccer and Kelly Slater from surfing," Youngquest told Men's Fitness. "Both of them have been successful over such a long period of time, they are pretty inspirational sportsmen, and they are good role models outside of the sport, which is important to me," he added.

Youngquest became controversial when he posed unclothed for the Naked Rugby League Calendar 2007-08, with only one hand covering his private area. The proceeds for the sale of the said calendar were donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Youngquest has also expressed his feelings about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. "I do not see any reason why two people who are in love can't marry just as any other couple in the world," he said when asked about his views on same-sex marriage.

Nick Youngquest is currently working for an amazing project called Invictus Award where he will be a mentor of seven different boys from seven different backrounds of sport. Youngquest's duty is to help out the boys in fulfilling and achieving their goals.