{"id":217161,"date":"2026-01-05T02:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/217161\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T02:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:17:07","slug":"ranked-the-10-best-fly-halves-in-the-world-page-3-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/217161\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranked! The 10 best fly-halves in the world &#8211; Page 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>3. Finn Russell (Scotland)<\/p>\n<p>Russell drops from\u00a0first to third\u00a0after Scotland\u2019s disappointing autumn, which included losses to both Argentina and New Zealand. Normally the heartbeat of Scotland\u2019s attack, his influence was noticeably restricted across the series, and the team\u2019s cohesion suffered as a result. <\/p>\n<p>Russell is still one of the most gifted 10s in world rugby \u2014 his vision and creativity are world-class \u2014 but on\u00a0current form, others have moved ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>2. George Ford (England)<\/p>\n<p>Ford delivered one of the standout autumn campaigns of any No.10. His game management, tactical kicking, and match control were exceptional, guiding England with clarity and authority. <\/p>\n<p>Ford might not offer the raw explosiveness of others, but his intelligence and decision-making are unmatched right now. A fly-half in total command of his craft.<\/p>\n<p>1. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)<\/p>\n<p>The breakout star of the autumn \u2014 and the best fly-half in world rugby on current form. Sacha combined precision, composure, and tactical mastery far beyond his experience. <\/p>\n<p>His kicking was ruthless, his control of tempo superb, and his ability to steer the Springbok attack displayed a maturity rarely seen in such a young No.10.<\/p>\n<p>Right now,\u00a0no fly-half is playing better than Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.<\/p>\n<p>Best fly-halves in the world poll:<\/p>\n<p>EDITORS PICKS:<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3. Finn Russell (Scotland) Russell drops from\u00a0first to third\u00a0after Scotland\u2019s disappointing autumn, which included losses to both Argentina&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":{"0":"post-217161","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-new-zealand","9":"tag-newzealand","10":"tag-nz","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}