France star Antoine Dupont has been named the world's best player by Rugby World, with four England stars including a Red Rose making the top 20.
The selection of Dupont comes after strong year for the French scrum-half, who helped Toulouse to a European Champions Cup and Top 14 double, and also captained his country through a successful autumn series that included a superb win over the All Blacks.
Check out the full top 20 below
20. Josh Adams
19. Courtney Lawes
18. Hamish Watson
17. Eben Etzebeth
16. Jerry Tuwai
15. Richie Mo’unga
14. Beauden Barrett
13. Rose Bernadou
12. Brodie Retallick
11. Abby Dow
10. Sam Whitelock
9. Tom Curry
8. Cheslin Kolbe
7. Lukhanyo Am
6. Aaron Smith
5. Taniela Tupou
4. Michael Hooper
3. Maro Itoje
2. Ardie Savea
1. Antoine Dupont
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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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