Rugby Union Legends
International rugby legends and World Cup heroes.
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All Rugby Union Athletes
Browse 14 of the greatest rugby union players and personalities of all time.
New Zealander
Jonah Lomu
Wing
Rugby's first global superstar β 6ft 5in, 19 stone and able to sprint 100m in under 11 seconds.β¦
New Zealander
Richie McCaw
Openside Flanker
Two-time World Cup-winning All Blacks captain β widely considered the greatest flanker in rugby histβ¦
English
Jonny Wilkinson
Fly-half
England's 2003 World Cup hero β his drop goal in extra time is rugby's most celebrated kick.β¦
New Zealander
Dan Carter
Fly-half
The finest fly-half in rugby history β two-time World Cup winner and all-time Test points record holβ¦
English
Martin Johnson
Lock
England's greatest ever captain and the only player to captain two British & Irish Lions tours.β¦
Irish
Brian O'Driscoll
Centre
Ireland's greatest rugby player β a centre of exceptional intelligence and finishing ability.β¦
Italian
Sergio Parisse
Number 8
Italy's most capped player ever β the rock of Italian rugby for two decades.β¦
Australian
David Campese
Wing/Full-back
Australia's greatest ever back β revolutionary attacking player with 64 Test tries.β¦
Welsh
Gareth Edwards
Scrum-Half
Widely considered the greatest rugby player of all time β Gareth Edwards' 53 consecutive Test appearβ¦
South African
Francois Pienaar
Flanker
The captain who lifted the World Cup on behalf of a nation healing from apartheid β Francois Pienaarβ¦
New Zealander
Colin Meads
Lock
Pinetree β the All Blacks' most feared forward and the defining figure of New Zealand rugby for a geβ¦
Welsh
Leigh Halfpenny
Full-back
Wales' most reliable points scorer and the Lions' hero of the 2013 tour β Leigh Halfpenny's metronomβ¦
Northern Irish
Willie John McBride
Lock
The most capped British and Irish Lion in history β Willie John McBride's five Lions tours and extraβ¦
British
Jason Robinson
Wing/Full-back
Billy Whizz β converted from rugby league to union, Jason Robinson became the first British player tβ¦