Ranking: The Top 10 Number 8’s In World Rugby Right Now
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Who make the list of top 10 number eights in world rugby right now?
All Blacks captain Kieran Read has been heralded for many years as the best the world has to offer from the back of a scrum, while Toby Faletau and Billy Vunipola have been causing waves in the northern hemisphere, but who grabs the number one spot?
Popular Welsh rugby outlet, Wales Rugby Online have decided to have a go at ranking the Top 10.
Check it out below and let us know if you agree with their selection or not.
10: Louis Picamoles (France)
9: Samu Manoa (USA)
8: Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
7: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
6: Facundo Isa (Argentina)
5: Billy Vunipola (England)
4: David Pocock (Australia
3: Sergio Parisse (Italy)
2: Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
1: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
