The Top 100 Players In World Rugby

Only one Northern Hemisphere player has been included in the top 10.

The Telegraph have today published their list of rugby’s top 100 players and only one Northern Hemisphere player makes the Top 10.

Richie McCaw is included, despite having retired but his inclusion isn’t the only point up for debate. One David Pocock at 29 for example… Surely he should be higher up on the list?

Take a look for yourself and see what you think.

100. Greg Laidlaw
99. Taulupe Faletau
98. Sébastien Vahaamahina
97. Morne Steyn
96. Billy Vunipola
95. Gaël Fickou
94. Pat Lambie
93. Juan Imhoff
92. Owen Farrell
91. George Ford
90. Mathieu Bastareaud
89. Tom Wood
88. Ruan Pienaar
87. Alex Dunbar
86. Quade Cooper
85. Samson Lee
84. Jonny Gray
83. Sam Cane
82. Mike Brown
81. Yoann Huget
80. Tendai Mtawarira
79. Richie Gray
78. Juan Smith
77. Stephen Moore
76. Steffon Armitage
75. Tony Woodcock
74. Handre Pollard
73. Kurtley Beale
72. Beauden Barrett
71. Joe Marler
70. Digby Ioane
69. Morgan Parra
68. Agustin Creevy
67. Jonathan Davies
66. Dylan Hartley
65. Alex Corbisiero
64. Niko Matawalu
63. Sean O’Brien
62. Juan Martin Hernandez
61. Matt Toomua
60. Mamuka Gorgodze
59. Liam Messam
58. Fourie du Preez
57. Napolioni Nalaga
56. Louis Picamoles
55. Jamie Heaslip
54. Adam Ashley-Cooper
53. Dane Coles
52. Courtney Lawes
51. Chris Robshaw
50. Jamie Roberts
49. Wyatt Crocket
48. Tommy Bowe
47. Marcell Coetzee
46. Victor Matfield
45. Manu Tuilagi
44. Francois Louw
43. Cian Healy
42. Owen Franks
41. Bryan Habana
40. Joe Launchbury
39. Conor Murray
38. Aaron Cruden
37. Alun Wyn Jones
36. Rob Kearney
35. Marcos Ayerza
34. Peter O’Mahony
33. Ma’a Nonu
32. Tevita Kuridrani
31. Israel Dagg
30. Leigh Halfpenny
29. David Pocock
28. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
27. Jean de Villiers
26. Wesley Fofana
25. Sonny Bill Williams
24. Bismarck du Plessis
23. Thierry Dusautoir
22. George North
21. Samu Manoa
20. Sam Warburton
19. Sam Whitelock
18. Jerome Kaino
17. Paul O’Connell
16. Matt Giteau
15. Ben Smith
14. Sergio Parisse
13. Eben Etzebeth
12. Aaron Smith
11. Michael Hooper
10. Willie le Roux
9. Conrad Smith
8. Jonathan Sexton
7. Dan Carter
6. Israel Folau
5. Duane Vermeulen
4. Julian Savea
3. Brodie Retallick
2. Kieran Read
1. Richie McCaw