Welcome to the RugbyPass Top 100, our definitive ranking of the top 100 men’s rugby players in the world today.
Scroll to see the full Top 100 list, which includes full reasonings from our journalists, killer stats from Opta and quotes from the greatest players and coaches in the game. Simply click the List view to read more about each player. Oh, and don’t forget to give us your thoughts in the comments.
Our full Top 100 list is coming soon. Come back on the 8th December 2025 to see which players made the 100 - 81 spots.
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({{Math.abs(item.move)}}) From the esteemed Six Nations Championship to the iconic British and Irish Lions tour and an ultra-competitive The Rugby Championship, Test rugby spirited its way through the year culminating in a blockbuster Autumn Nations Series, which displayed the dizzying array of talent in men’s rugby right now.
From the next generation of superstars showing off their athletic gifts to millions of fans to the modern day greats, who are still very much at the peak of their powers, rugby has, arguably, never been in such rude health.
This begs the question, ‘who are the world’s greatest players?’ and of course, ‘who is the greatest player in the world right now?’ Well, our esteemed journalists have pulled together such a list and we are sure the debate is about to get heated.
To ensure this list is a fair reflection of the best rugby players in the men’s game right now, it was carefully curated by a global panel of leading journalists and writers.
Within our panel, there is representation for both hemispheres, as well as more than a hundred of years of collective rugby knowledge, experience and expertise behind the placings.
Those involved in deciding the rankings were:
Want to see the biggest risers and fallers over the past year? You can also see the full results from the 2024 edition of the Top 100 right here.
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Comments
LEWY ❤️ Damian McKenzie
I can’t wait to see who’ll be No. 1!
This’ll be entertaining! Even as an brit, Damian McKenzie is still my no1
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