The best 50 Players in the World for 2025 is about more than who shone brightest this season. It blends what we’ve seen recently with the deeper quality players have shown over time.
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Injuries have interrupted plenty of campaigns, but absence doesn’t undo ability. Some stars who spent long spells sidelined still earn their place, because when they are available, they remain among the game’s defining figures.
With that being said, here are our top 50 players in the world at the end of 2025.
50 Juan Cruz Mallia (Argentina)
49 Henry Pollock (England)
48 Juan Martín González (Argentina)
47 Tomás Albornoz (Argentina)
46 Grégory Alldritt (France)
45 Siya Kolisi (South Africa)
44 Fabian Holland (New Zealand)
43 Codie Taylor (New Zealand)
42 Ollie Lawrence (England)
41 Santiago Chocobares (Argentina)
40 Jac Morgan (Wales)
39 Jack Willis (England)
38 Huw Jones (Scotland)
37 Tommy Freeman (England)
36 Tom Wright (Australia)
35 Damian Willemse (South Africa)
34 Fraser McReight (Australia)
33 Joe McCarthy (Ireland)
32 Damian McKenzie (New Zealand)
31 Santiago Carreras (Argentina)
30 Len Ikitau (Australia)
29 Wallace Sititi (New Zealand)
28 Damian de Allende (South Africa)
27 Tom Curry (England)
26 Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland)
25 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (England)
24 Will Skelton (Australia)
23 Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
22 Caelan Doris (Ireland)
21 Jordie Barrett (New Zealand)
20 Dan Sheehan (Ireland)
19 Will Jordan (New Zealand)
18 Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)
17 Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
16 Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
15 Thomas Ramos (France)
14 RG Snyman (South Africa)
13 Thomas du Toit (South Africa)
12 Maro Itoje (England)
11 Ox Nche (South Africa)
10 Ben Earl (England)
9 Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
8 Finn Russell (Scotland)
7 Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
6 Damian Penaud (France)
5 Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
4 Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa)
3 Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France)
2 Antoine Dupont (France)
1 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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