"Jonny Wilkinson third" - The 50 Best British Rugby Players Of All-Time

Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 17:03

byRugby Rucker

Wales and Lions legend Gareth Edwards has been named the best British rugby player of all time by fans ahead of England World Cup winners Martin Johnson and Jonny Wilkinson.

The 75-year-old scored 20 tries during a remarkable unbroken run of 53 Wales caps over the course of a decade, while there were also 10 Tests for the Lions over three tours.

Posted below are the top 50 British rugby players of all time, according to fans.

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50 Greatest British Rugby Players:

#50. Mike Tindall (England)

#49. Scott Quinnell (Wales)

#48. Matt Dawson (England)

#47. Will Carling (England)

#46. Scott Hastings (Scotland)

#45. Jonny May (England)

#44. Finlay Calder (Scotland)

#43. Maro Itoje (England)

#42. Rob Howley (Wales)

#41. Adam Jones (Wales)

#40. Peter Winterbottom (England)

#39. Andy Irvine (Scotland)

#38. David Sole (Scotland)

#37. Scott Gibbs (Wales)

#36. Lewis Moody (England)

#35. Chris Paterson (Scotland

#34. Mervyn Davies (Wales)

#33. Rory Underwood (England)

#31. Fran Cotton (England)

#30. George North (Wales)

#29. Will Greenwood (England)

#28. Tom Smith (Scotland)

#27. Phil Vickery (England)

#26. Graham Price (Wales)

#25. Neil Back (England)

#24. Brian Moore (England)

#23. Bill Beaumont (England)

#22. Phil Bennett (Wales)

#21. Jeremy Guscott (England)

#20. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

#19. Gerald Davies (Wales)

#18. Gavin Hastings (Scotland)

#17. Richard Hill (England)

#16. Jason Leonard (England)

#15. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)

#14. Doddie Weir (Scotland)

#13. Jason Robinson (England)

#12. Ben Youngs (England)

Ben Youngs of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Australia at Twickenham on 13 November 2021. Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK

#11. Sam Warburton (Wales)

#10. Lawrence Dallaglio (England)

#9. Martyn Williams (Wales)

#8. Owen Farrell (England)

#7. JPR Williams (Wales)

#6. Shane Williams (Wales)

#5. Barry John (Wales)

#4. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Alun Wyn Jones of Wales during the Wales Rugby Captains Run ahead of the Six Nations Match between Wales and England at Principality Stadium, London on 24 Feb 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)

#3. Jonny Wilkinson (England)

#2. Martin Johnson (England)