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International

Springboks dominate World Rugby Men's Team of the Year

Jon Newcombe

155 days ago

DUBLIN, IRELAND - NOVEMBER 22: Players of South Africa form a huddle prior to the Quilter Nations Series 2025 match between Ireland and South Africa at the Aviva Stadium on November 22, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Player of the Year Malcolm Marx is one of six South Africans in the World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team at the end of another successful year for Rassie Erasmus’ world champions, who claimed back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time this year, and stand tall at the top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings after winning all their November internationals to date.

Marx makes up one-third of an all-Springbok front-row, alongside Ox Nché and Thomas du Toit, while two-time Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit is named in the back-row.

Fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and winger Cheslin Kolbe complete the South African contingent in the 2025 select team, a year after seven were named in the 2024 list. Marx, Nché, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Kolbe were also in the 2024 team.

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Full-back Will Jordan, another who was named in last year’s XV, and scrum-half Cam Roigard fly the flag for the All Blacks, while Australia (centre Len Ikitau and No.8 Harry Wilson) and England (lock Maro Itoje and flanker Tom Curry) also have two apiece.

Scotland’s outside centre Huw Jones, record-breaking France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, and Ireland second-row Tadhg Beirne, the sixth player named two years in a row, complete the line-up.

Argentina are the only top-six ranked country to miss out.

2025 Men's Team of the Year

World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year 2025:

1 Ox Nché (South Africa)
2 Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
3 Thomas du Toit (South Africa)
4 Maro Itoje (England)
5 Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
6 Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa)
7 Tom Curry (England)
8 Harry Wilson (Australia)
9 Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)
11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France)
12 Len Ikitau (Australia)
13 Huw Jones (Scotland)
14 Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
15 Will Jordan (New Zealand)

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Comments

59 Comments

PMcD 155 days ago

I know they don’t want 6 SA’s in the forwards but that’s probably how it should be.

Let’s be honest, you would pick Nortje or Snyman over Beirne at lock and I think most would pick Wiese over Wilson any day of the week, so they are probably the two that are missing.

I am surprised none of the Argentinia backline are in there, Chocobares & Mallia must have been close to this list.

Hammer Head 154 days ago

100%

Ninjin 155 days ago

Savea at openside all day. Earles or Wiese at 8. Holland and the Viking at 4 & 5

unknown 155 days ago

Bench filled with Boks

Ninjin 154 days ago

A Bok pack with a French backline. Now that would be insane.

fl 155 days ago

Surprising that there are 2 Australians.

JW 155 days ago

6 Players dominate? Whats the record?

fl 155 days ago

Last year SA got 7. Probably because WR are so biased against them.

rs 155 days ago

McRight vs Curry? I’d rather have a prolific pilfer than a hard tackler at 7.

Ninjin 154 days ago

McRight for sure.

PMcD 155 days ago

Curry was outstanding in the Six Nations. I think he’s the only ENG player that would have a chance of making the Boks (vs Sia).

fl 155 days ago

Yes, what this list needs is more Australians. The world’s 7th best team definitely has as many world class players as the world’s 2nd best.

Lou Cifer 155 days ago

I’d have RG Snyman as one of the locks definitely

PMcD 155 days ago

I think it’s fair to say SA have 4 of the top 5 locks in the world, so it’s actually a tricky decision.

I have to say, I have been really impressed with Nordje this year. I know Rassie prefers LdJ but I think he will be the one who becomes the starting lock for the future.

RG Snyman is brilliant but he and Kwagga have this super power coming off the bench, so it’s a shame they don’t pick the full 23 with this team and you would see quite a few more Boks make this squad. 🤣🤣

SB 155 days ago

Him and Louw make the most impact in the games even though they don’t start for their respective positions.

Henrik 155 days ago

Beirne and Curry are the only controversial picks in the list for me, other than that, difficult to argue against the selection

Lou Cifer 154 days ago

Beirne is world class, so I’d be ok with him making it , but Harry Wilson? come on!! 😂 Curry did have a good 6Ns, but still Ardie over him for me

SB 155 days ago

I’d say Harry Wilson is the most controversial one.

Jacque 155 days ago

Tom Curry????😂😂😂😂😂😂

Henrik 155 days ago

perhaps adding insult to injury to Argentina

DP 155 days ago

Apparently George Ford is the world best flyhallf so somewhat perplexing that SFM was chosen.. Itoje over any Saffa lock is laughable.. alwasy shines against mediocre opposition but disappears when the chips are down.

PMcD 155 days ago

When you look at his ruck data and tackle count, Itoje’s contributions in games really stand out but I actually think George Ford is the 3rd best English 10 (I’d pick F Smith & Farrell ahead of him), whilst the Argentinian backline deserved greater representation on this list.

fl 155 days ago

Did Itoje disappear against SA in 2023? Did he disappear against NZ in 2025?

Honestly I can’t think of any examples of him disappearing in big games, but don’t let the facts get in the way of your tantrum!

Jacque 155 days ago

TOTALLY AGREE!

SB 155 days ago

Only one French player is funny, particularly as they won the 6N.

Some players on there are very deserving of their place, others not so much.

These selections mean very little in terms of credibility anyway, for example last year Damian McKenzie was selected as the 10 even though he got dropped from the jersey after 2 losses in South Africa.

TI 155 days ago

Albornoz was the best 10 last year. He should have gotten the award.

JW 155 days ago

He got dropped after Bledisloe 1.

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