Jonah Lomu (nz) is the best player of all time and the second best player in my opinion has to be Brian Habana
There wasn't a 2009 Rugby World Cup
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Rugby Players
The best rugby player in the world of 2012 is.... Dylan Hartley
Generally their is 2 types of rugby. Rugby Union (15 Players) and Rugby League (13 players). The rules differ but they remain very similar sports. Rugby Uniuon is also played on a sevens basis accross the world.
England have the most registered players with 2.5 million
15 players in a rugby team
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Rugby Players' Association was created in 1998.
for rugby league it is 13 players and for rugby union it is 15 players
Rugby Union players. They are better publicised on the world stage. They gain more money from sponsorship deals. Rugby Union is a more popular sport so people are more willing to pay to see them.
There are 122,598 registered rugby union players in japan.