Ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Telegraph Sport’s rugby experts have worked together to assess and rank the world’s top 100 players.
Below is a comprehensive list starting with #100 and ending with #1.
100 best rugby players in the world:
100. Pierre Schoeman (Scotland)
99. Tommaso Menoncello (Italy)
98. Franco Mostert (South Africa)
97. Paul Aloemir (Samoa)
96. Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland)
95 Juan Martin González (Argentina)
94. Jasper Wiese (South Africa)
93. Damian Willemse (South Africa)
92. Mark Telea (New Zealand)
91. Faf de Klerk (South Africa)
90. Handre Pollard (South Africa)
89. James Lowe (Ireland)
88. Jamie Ritchie (Scotland)
87. Paul Willems (France)
86. Shannon Frizell (New Zealand)
85. Freddie Steward (England)
they write: “Arguably the best England player to emerge in this four-year cycle.” He has come a long way to becoming England’s specialist diffuser under high balls at full-back.The potential is huge and he should improve in his first World Cup.
84. Thibault Flamand (France)
83. Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)
82. Mathieu Jalibert (France)
81.. Jack Morgan (Wales)