6. Blindside Flanker: Sam Warburton
This British and Irish Lions captain made his name on the international scene during the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
The 23-year-old was a standout player for Wales in the tournament as he led his side to the semi-finals before controversially being sent off for a tip tackle against France.
Since then Warburton has led Wales to a Grand Slam win in 2013 before skippering the British and Irish Lions to victory in Australia.
He represented Wales 74 times before being forced into early retirement through injury.
7. Openside Flanker: Richie McCaw
Arguably the greatest player ever to pull on the black jersey.
McCaw was an expert in the tackle and breakdown area and captained New Zealand to two World Cup victories during ‘the 10’s’.
In the 2011 World Cup final he hid an injury, a suspected broken foot, to lead his side to their first Webb Ellis Cup since 1987.
The All Black skipper was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2019 after winning 148 test caps for his country.
8. Number Eight: David Pocock
The Australian flanker broke onto the international scene in 2008 and soon made a name for himself as the worlds most dangerous breakdown operator.
Pocock made 78 appearances for the Wallabies in a stellar career in which he reached two World Cup semi-finals and a quarter-final most recently in Japan.
The Brumbies back-row has been one of the stars of southern hemisphere rugby over the last decade and still makes this list despite being hampered by injury in recent years.
9. Scrum-half: Will Genia
Over the last ten years, Genia has made the Australian number 9 shirt his own.
Between 2010-2015, Genia was one of the worlds leading scrum-halves and was hugely influential in their run to the 2011 world cup semi-final.
Since then he has featured in a further two World Cups where his side reached the knockout stages.
Genia became the ninth Australian to win 100 caps and called time on his international career following the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
10. Fly-half: Dan Carter
Many believe that Dan Carter is the greatest fly-half of all time if not the greatest player to have ever played the game.
He was pivotal in New Zealand’s World Cup win in 2015 with a man of the match performance in the final against Australia.
Carter missed out on the latter stages of the 2011 Webb Ellis Cup due to injury but still was integral to the All Black’s success over that period.
After picking up 112 caps for New Zealand, Carter hung up his international boots before going on to enjoy European success with French side Racing 92.