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The best of the best.
When it comes to ranking the best rugby players in the world, everyone is going to have a different opinion.
You’ll never please everyone, but at the same time, it’s a bit of fun, and RugbyPass has officially put forward their Top 100 Rugby Players in the World, thanks to a bucket load of stats and some of the game’s leading journalists.
You can check out the full list right here, but we’ve put together the Top 20 below with four Irish players, Tadhg Beirne, Jamison Gibson-Park, Caelan Doris, and Dan Sheehan, all making the list.
Interestingly, Springbok starlet Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu grabs the top spot, ahead of the likes of Antoine Dupont and the reigning World Player of the Year, Malcolm Marx.
RugbyPass Top 20 Players in the World
1. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
2. Antoine Dupont
3. Pieter-Steph du Toit
4. Malcolm Marx
5. Ardie Savea
6. RG Snyman
7. Thomas du Toit
8. Louis Bielle-Biarrey
9. Eben Etzebeth
10. Finn Russell
11. Ox Nche
12. Maro Itoje
13. Cheslin Kolbe
14. Tadhg Beirne
15. Damian Penaud
16. Jamison Gibson-Park
17. Jordie Barrett
18. Caelan Doris
19. Dan Sheehan
20. Will Jordan
