The official Planet Rugby Top 50 men\u2019s players of 2025 has reached its climax. In the run-up to the new year, we\u2019ve revealed the stars who have made it into our list. <\/p>\n
After naming our 20-11 two days ago<\/a>, let\u2019s see who has made our final section.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s 10-1:<\/p>\n 10. Will Jordan (New Zealand, full-back\/wing)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Jordan\u2019s razor-sharp finishing was a highlight for the All Blacks<\/a> in 2025, snagging a Dream Team full-back berth with lethal tries in the Rugby Championship and end-of-year wins, complemented by Crusaders domestic sparkle. Clinical opportunism personified.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: Jordan scored a lovely try against the Springboks at Eden Park en route to their impressive victory. He finished the Rugby Championship with a total of 265 running metres.<\/p>\n 9. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa, lock)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Etzebeth was the towering enforcer anchoring South Africa<\/a>\u2018s pack through 2025\u2019s triumphs, his physicality and lineout dominance crucial in the Rugby Championship win and autumn routs, whilst leading the Sharks strongly throughout. A grizzly in green and gold.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: In Autumn Nations Series matches, Etzebeth delivered high tackle completion and lineout work in dominant pack displays.<\/p>\n 8. Thomas Ramos (France, full-back)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Ramos was France\u2019s cool-headed guide in 2025, his pinpoint boot and attacking spark key to the Six Nations title win whilst steadying Toulouse in Europe. Despite some autumn bumps, his consistency from the tee and in open play kept Les Bleus competitive. Reliable as ever when the pressure was on.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: Across the Six Nations, Ramos topped the scoring chart with 71 points from kicks, including conversions in key victories.<\/p>\n 7. Antoine Dupont (France, scrum-half)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Dupont\u2019s 2025 was a story of grit after a cruel ACL tear in March sidelined him for the Six Nations triumph and most of the club season. Even limited, his magic glimpses reminded everyone why he\u2019s rugby\u2019s ultimate playmaker \u2013 comeback complete, legend intact, and there\u2019s little doubt he\u2019d top this list if he\u2019d have been fully fit.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: In his comeback match for Toulouse, Dupont assisted two tries and sniped for 55 metres. A sparkling return.<\/p>\n Who\u2019s hot and who\u2019s not: Toulouse\u2019s \u2018unstoppable magician\u2019, Saints\u2019 \u2018supposed second-string\u2019 and \u2018shambolic\u2019 Harlequins<\/a><\/p>\n PREM Rugby Team of the Week: British and Irish Lions star \u2018strikes terror\u2019 in \u2018proper statement\u2019 performance as Louis Rees-Zammit \u2018seems right at home\u2019 in new position<\/a><\/p>\n 6. Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France, wing)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Bielle-Biarrey was France\u2019s lightning bolt in 2025, his blistering pace scorching defences to help Les Bleus claim the Six Nations title \u2013 where he was named Player of the Championship \u2013 and Bordeaux-Begles to Investec Champions Cup glory. A Dream Team wing, his try-scoring exploits kept France buzzing even in a mixed autumn. Defenders were left chasing shadows all year.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: In the Six Nations decider against Scotland, Bielle-Biarrey scored, beat eight defenders and racked up 81 metres in a dazzling display.<\/p>\n 5. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa, fly-half)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Feinberg-Mngomezulu burst into superstardom in 2025, his silky vision and composure directing South Africa\u2019s Rugby Championship retention and autumn dominance, earning a Dream Team spot at 10 and topping the RugbyPass Top 100 whilst dazzling for the Stormers. The breakout fly-half of the year, pulling strings like a veteran.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: In the Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Durban, Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored a hat-trick and assisted one, contributing to the points haul with a record 37 from his boot, hands and mind.<\/p>\n 4. Ox Nch\u00e9 (South Africa, prop)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Nch\u00e9 turned scrums into his personal demolition zone in 2025, his destructive power making history as the first prop ever nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year while propelling the Springboks to Rugby Championship glory and an autumn clean sweep. A Dream Team front-row staple, he obliterated opposition packs and gave the Sharks a rock-solid base all year \u2013 opposition props probably still have nightmares.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: In the Rugby Championship decider against Argentina at Twickenham, Nch\u00e9 won four scrum penalties and powered through eight carries in a front-row rampage.<\/p>\n Want more from Planet Rugby? Add us as\u00a0a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a>\u00a0for world-class coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n 3. Malcolm Marx (South Africa, hooker)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Marx was an absolute colossus in 2025, the heartbeat of South Africa\u2019s dominant pack as they retained the Rugby Championship and romped unbeaten through the autumn, capped by that absurd 73-0 thrashing of Wales. Crowned World Rugby Men\u2019s 15s Player of the Year \u2013 the first hooker in decades \u2013 he anchored scrums, nailed lineouts and popped up with crucial tries. Humble off the field, terrifying on it.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: In the Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Durban, Marx scored a try, hit 16 lineouts and smashed in seven tackles whilst obliterating the Pumas scrum.<\/p>\n 2. Ardie Savea (New Zealand, number eight\/flanker)<\/p>\n 2025 season: Savea was the All Blacks\u2019 driving force through a challenging 2025, his explosive carries and miracle offloads dragging them to second in the Rugby Championship and gritty Autumn Nations Series<\/a> wins over Scotland and Italy. A perennial powerhouse with impossible strength, he marked his 100th Test in style whilst leading Moana Pasifika to their best Super Rugby campaign yet \u2013 the kind of player who makes the impossible look routine.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: In his milestone 100th Test against South Africa at Eden Park, Savea stormed forward 14 times for 102 metres and delivered a last-gasp turnover on his own line to snatch victory.<\/p>\n 1. Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa, flanker\/lock)<\/p>\n 2025 season: The indomitable Du Toit was the Springboks\u2019 unstoppable force in 2025, his tireless tackling and breakdown wizardry powering South Africa to back-to-back Rugby Championship titles and a flawless Autumn Nations Series sweep, including a dominant 73-0 demolition of Wales. A World Rugby Dream Team regular at blindside and nominee for Player of the Year, he was everywhere \u2013 turning games with relentless energy and those trademark turnovers that leave opponents in despair.<\/p>\n Performance highlight: In the tense Rugby Championship decider against Argentina at Twickenham, Du Toit had a hand in two crucial second-half tries, crunched 11 tackles and poached a turnover in a match-winning shift.<\/p>\n