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Who is the All Time Greatest from Rugby Union

We are compiling a list of the greatest athletes from the sport of rugby union, which will then be voted on and the winner placed on the shortlist of the all time greatest athlete ever (all sports). The first stage is to get nominations for rugby union before the vote is started. See the current list below of top athletes, compiled using other published lists and visitor feedback. If you believe that there is someone missing from this list, please place a comment below, including any relevant details about the person.


Rugby Union Greatest Players

The athletes below are listed in no particular order - once the shortlist is complete then you will be able to vote for who you think is the greatest of all. This list is not complete - if you know of someone who should be listed here, let us know using the comment form below.

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Brian O'Driscoll Ireland
Chris Jack  
Colin Meads New Zealand
Dan Carter New Zealand
Danie Gerber South Africa
David Campese Australia
Gareth Edwards Wales
Hugo Porta Argentina
Jason Leonard  
Jean-Pierre Rives France
Jonah Lomu New Zealand
Jonny Wilkinson England
Mark Ella Australia
Martin Johnson  
Martin Johnson England
Michael Jones New Zealand
Phillipe Sella France
Serge Blanco France
Zinzan Brooke New Zealand

Comments

  • Do you guys hate south africans?the were some of the best rugby players,btw richie mccaw stinks,bryan habana shouldn't be there! (from Rian, May 2012)
  • Where's McCaw, Mattfield, Gregan and Joost? (from Sihle, April 2012)
  • Where's Stephen Larkham on the list _ he was a great all-round player. (from Berrick Barnes Jnr, Nov 2011)
  • I have been reading all these sites about who the greatest rugby player is.quite amusing,rithie mccaw is easily the greatest player in the modern error. dan carter greatest half back and probably george gregan. they were and are stand out players.you cant have brian o'driscoll ? grant fox, johnny wilkinson these were never great all round players thats to name a few. (from brendo, Sept 2011)
  • all South Africans that should be on this list: Frik du Preez, Naas Botha, Joost van der Westhuizen, Percy Montgomery, Bryan Habana, Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfield (from Ryno, July 2011).
  • Surely Mike Gibson should be there, not to mention Jack Kyle (from Albert Fenton, June 2011)
  • Where's shane williams (from joe, May 2011) - Shane Williams is a Welsh international rugby union player. 
  • Richie McCaw (NZ) should be in here and should be number 1 (from Ryan, Dec 2010).

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Sources

  • Will Carling's 50 top rugby players

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