Opinion
10 days ago International Rugby Top 100: The unluckiest players not to make the list
Some players were unlucky to miss out on our men's Top 100 list. Here are 10 who could have made it.
Paul Williams
12 Dec 2024, 6:43
Teams
Players
Back Carries ![]()
Top Stats:
Carries
Line Breaks
Tackles Completed
Turnovers Lost
Turnovers Won
Attack:
Carries
Kicks
Passes
Metres Carried
Line Breaks
Offloads
Defenders Beaten
Try Assists
Tries
Turnovers Lost
Carries Per Minute
Defence:
Tackles Made
Tackles Missed
Tackles Completed
Dominant Tackles
Turnovers Won
Ruck Turnovers
Lineouts Won
Total Tackles Per Minute
Discipline:
Red Cards
Yellow Cards
Penalties Conceded
All ![]()
All
South Africa
Ireland
1
Willie Le Roux
18
2
Lwazi Mvovo
18
3
Jared Payne
14
4
Duane Vermeulen
13
5
JP Pietersen
11
6
Siya Kolisi
9
7
Robbie Henshaw
9
8
Damian de Allende
8
9
Tendai Mtawarira
8
10
Francois Louw
8
11
Lodewyk De Jager
7
12
Warren Whiteley
7
13
Iain Henderson
7
14
Adriaan Strauss
6
15
Jack McGrath
6
16
Jordi Murphy
6
17
Lionel Mapoe
5
18
Pieter-Steph du Toit
5
19
Elton Jantjies
5
20
Luke Marshall
5
21
Keith Earls
5
22
Conor Murray
5
23
Rory Best
5
24
Devin Toner
5
25
CJ Stander
5
26
Jamie Heaslip
5
27
Ultan Dillane
5
28
Andrew Trimble
4
29
Paddy Jackson
4
30
Frans Malherbe
3
31
Eben Etzebeth
3
32
Jesse Kriel
3
33
Trevor Nyakane
2
34
Sean Cronin
2
35
Francois de Klerk
1
36
Julian Redelinghuys
1
37
Rhys Ruddock
1
Carries ![Carries]()
1
Willie Le Roux
18
2
Lwazi Mvovo
18
3
Jared Payne
14
Line Breaks ![Line Breaks]()
1
Andrew Trimble
3
2
Lwazi Mvovo
2
3
Keith Earls
2
Tackles Completed ![Tackles Completed]()
1
Jack McGrath
17
2
Eben Etzebeth
13
3
Paddy Jackson
13
Turnovers Lost ![Turnovers Lost]()
1
Lwazi Mvovo
4
2
JP Pietersen
3
3
Paddy Jackson
3
Turnovers Won ![Turnovers Won]()
1
Iain Henderson
3
2
Paddy Jackson
2
3
Francois Louw
1
![South Africa]()
Match Summary ![Ireland]()
2
Penalty Goals
3
2
Tries
2
2
Conversions
2
0
Drop Goals
1
0
Carries
0
7
Line Breaks
9
22
Turnovers Lost
6
1
Turnovers Won
9
Territory
19%
31%
22%
29%
57%
Territory
43%
Possession
11%
24%
37%
28%
7%
29%
40%
24%
56%
Possession
44%
![South Africa]()
Set Plays ![Ireland]()
4
Scrums
6
100%
Scrum Win %
75%
16
Lineout
12
94%
Lineout Win %
83%
6
Restarts Received
9
100%
Restarts Received Win %
100%
![South Africa]()
Attack ![Ireland]()
204
Passes
117
0
Ball Carries
0
0m
Post Contact Metres
0m
7
Line Breaks
9
![South Africa]()
Turnovers ![Ireland]()
1
Turnovers Won
9
22
Turnovers Lost
6
![South Africa]()
Penalties ![Ireland]()
10
Penalties Conceded
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
![South Africa]()
Defence ![Ireland]()
90
Tackles Made
147
9
Tackles Missed
19
91%
Tackle Completion %
89%
![South Africa]()
Kicks ![Ireland]()
14
Total Kicks
34
1:14.6
Kick To Pass Ratio
1:3.4
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