Top 100 rugby players: Who made the cut?

Aaron Smith (left), Israel Dagg (second left), Richie McCaw and Dan Carter were all named in a UK Paper's top 100 rugby players of all time list. Photo / Getty.

New Zealand has produced 21 of the top current 100 rugby players in the world, according to a UK papers latest rankings.

The Telegraph today published their 'Top 100 rugby union players' and the list was dominated by Kiwis, with the top four spots all awarded to All Blacks.

The No.1 player in the world was Richie McCaw who was described as 'Mr Indestructible, Mr Noble, Mr Success - you can hang any number of complimentary monikers on the New Zealand captain and all would be appropriate. And still delivering. Greatest flanker of all time? Yes.'

Richie McCaw as ranked the No.1 player in the world. Photo / Getty Images.

Kieran Read (2), Brodie Retallick (3) and Julian Savea rounded out the top four, with Dan Carter (7) and Conrad Smith (9) also inside the top ten.

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All Blacks in the top 100:

83. Sam Cane
75. Tony Woodcock
72. Beauden Barrett
59. Liam Messam
53. Dane Coles
49. Wyatt Crockett
42. Owen Franks
38. Aaron Cruden
33. Ma'a Nonu
31. Israel Dagg
25. Sonny Bill Williams
19. Sam Whitelock
18. Jerome Kaino
15. Ben Smith
12. Aaron Smith
9. Conrad Smith
7. Dan Carter
4. Julian Savea
3. Brodie Retallick
2. Kieran Read
1. Richie McCaw

The list was selected by the Telegraph's team of rugby experts - including Austin Healey and Sir Ian McGeechan and featured other players from Scotland, Tonga, South Africa, England, France, Argentina, Australia, Wales, Fiji and Ireland.

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