International Rugby Union: Top 50 in the World

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Two Kiwis rank number 1 on two different lists!

Richie McCaw is number 1 in the TeLeBest list

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The Guardian

New Zealand sweep IRB awards with Kieran Read named player of the year

• Steve Hansen and All Blacks win coach and team awards
• England appoint Scott Drawer as performance manager

Kieran Read

Kieran Read New Zealand

Kieran Read, New Zealand’s No8, is the third All Black to win the Player of the Year award in the last four years after Dan Carter and Richie McCaw. Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/03/new-zealand-sweep-irb-awards-kieran-read

Bleacher Report

Ranking the Top 50 Players in International Rugby in 2013

By

(Featured Columnist) on December 6, 2013

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Included here are the Kiwis who are ranked. You will have to look at ALL the others in the Top 50 yourself…

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1. Kieran Read (NZ)

Kieran Read Tribute – All Blacks 2013 IRB Player of the Year [HD]

6. Ben Smith (NZ)

8. Richie McCaw (NZ)

9. Julian Savea (NZ)

10. Conrad Smith (NZ)

11. Aaron Cruden (NZ)

14. Dan Carter (NZ)

http://youtu.be/hk576uo36P4

15. Ma’a Nonu (NZ)

16. Liam Messam (NZ)

17. Israel Dagg (NZ)

25. Aaron Smith (NZ)

30. Tony Woodcock (NZ)

For the full list, click on:

Ranking the Top 50 Players in International Rugby in 2013

bleacherreport.com/…/1876328-ranking-the-top-50-players-in-internatio…

Dec 6, 2013 – It has been a cracking rugby year. The Lions claimed their first series win in 12 years, the All Blacks became The Invincibles and Wales won a 

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belfasttelegraph

Thursday 26 December 201

TeleBest: The World’s 50 best rugby players

1 Richie McCaw
3 Dan Carter
13 Ma’a Nonu
20 Luke McAlister
22 Tony Woodcock
28 Mils Muliana
32 Nick Evans
38 Conrad Smith
39 Rodney So’oilalo
44 Sitiveni Sivivatu
47 Ali Williams

TeleBest: The World’s 50 best rugby players – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/…/rugby/telebest-the-worlds-50-bestrugby-…

Wednesday 25 December 2013. Icon Hi °C | Lo °C Change …. TeleBest: The World’s 50 best rugby players. Comments The world’s best? We reckon so 

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