One of the questions everyone wonder who is the fastest in the world of rugby? From legends like Lomu to todays Habana.
Who is the worlds the fastest,listed is each players time and there source. Lets get to the bottom of this popular question!
Note: Most of the times are not recorded recently which makes who is the fastest a large speculation game. There is more to rugby then just speed like acceleration, balance, vision, anticipation, instincts, endurance, psychology and many other elements.
#1 Fastest Rugby Player Toderai Chavanga
10.27 seconds 100m
400m Zimbabwe previous record holder.
Team: Springboks, South Africa
During the Super 14 last year i remember him out-pacing Rococoko and in the video Sivavatu gives up! Hope to see more of this guy, he still has along way to go to prove himself but holds great promise.
Videos:
- Sivavatu giving up, quite unbelievable. Sivavatu is as fast or if not faster then Rokocoko
- 6 try Debut for the springboks tho against Uruguay.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonderai_Chavanga
#2nd Fastest Rupeni Caucau (2nd Best Wing) FIJI
100m Unknown
Time is unknown but he is the fastest person my eyes have seen on the rugby field. Speed wasn’t his only attribute he showed up world class player and running through whole team like no one else. I rate Caucau the best winger better then Lomu its too bad we never saw his full potential.
My opinion definately the best player to grace the field better then Lomu.
Video:
- Instincts stopping BOD
- Rupeni running through France in the world cup
- Speed strength only Caucau would score
- Embarassing a wallaby and 3 defenders then toying with Tiquiri
- Embarassing wallaby Rathbone who runs 40m in 4.6 and Brumbies team in jogging mode.
- 3 tries vs Crusaders tearing them apart himself
#3 Brian Habana Springboks (Best winger currently)
10.4 seconds 100m
Source: Telegraph UK
“Habana weighs 14 stone and is 5ft 11in but can bench-press 25 stone.” The best wing in the game at the moment.
Source: Times Online UK
Videos:
#4 Takudzwa Ngwenya U.S Eagles
10.5 seconds 100m
Source: USA Rugby
“Running the 100m dash in 10.5 seconds and setting a high school record.”
Famous for burning Habana in the world cup it was amazing, he’s got a unique stepping style.
Video:
i bet he regret showing him the sideline#5 Joe Rokocoko NZ All Blacks
10.66 100m
“he can run 40m in just 4.66 seconds! He’s even faster than his fellow team-mate and winger Doug Howlett, and he can run the 100m in 10.66!”
Source: BBC Sport
Rokocoko is featured in alot of videos on youtube.
Video:
#6 Doug Howlett NZ All Blacks
10.68 100m
“Was New Zealand schoolboy champion over 100m and the 100m hurdles, and in 1997 was national under-20 champion over 100m with a fastest time of 10.68sec.” Rugby top try scorer.
Source: ABC Austalia
Video:
William Ryder
Fastest player in Rugby Sevens for Fiji. He could be faster then Toderai Chavanga. Theres plenty more of him on youtube.
Videos:
- Hong Kong Sevens 2007 – Fiji Vs Samoa
- William Ryder Dancing With The Stars
- Fiji Vs Scotland – Ryder 1st try
- Fiji Vs Scotland – Ryder 2nd try
- New Zealand Vs Fiji
- Fiji v Samoa
Jason Robinson, England
I’ve added a dedicated area for Jason Robinson he might not be the fastest over 100m. He’s definitely one of the most dangerous players in 40m and fastest over 10m allowing him to always beat his man.
Video:
- Jason Robinson vs Australia 2001
- 6N 2007 – England vs Scotland
- Jason Robinson England vs Wales 2003
- Winning Try Sale Sharks v. Bath (Last club rugby game, DREAM FINISH)
Other deserved mentions:
Paul Sackey England
10.7 100m
Source: Daily Telegraph
Jonah Lomu NZ All Blacks (Best Wing of all time)
10.8 100m
100m 10.8 The Rugby great Jonah Lomu weighing in a big 120 KG on the wing. A devastating runner with his agility, speed and power. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/rugby_union/4601037.stm
Stapleton(Force Super 14) 10.27, Soseni Anesi 4.53 40m (Chiefs), Varndell 100m 10.8(England)
Agility & Fastest short distance 0-40m unorderd:
WORLD RECORD sprinter Ben Johnson’s 40 meter split of 4.38 seconds though if Johnson was running a 40meter sprint it would be lower.
FASTEST Recorded 40m: Soseni Anesi 4.53 40m (Chiefs)
source (broken now): http://www.chiefs.co.nz/index.php?pid=2&newsid=105
Fastest: William Ryder (my opinion)
Jason Robinson, England
Shane Williams, Wales
Toderai, South Africa
Habana, South Africa
Caucau, Fiji
Who do you think’s the fastest? Have your say?
If you have any times with sources and speed of the players post it as a comment and i will add it on the web page.
Rory underwood must not be forgotten. Of the mark was lightening. Would never see him our paced by anyone. Remember lions 93 second test? And he was not in the pro error
Ugo Monye should be on there with 10.6 seconds in 100m
you wont really ever fine a player having to run over 60 meters only on rare occations, soo you should be seeing how fast they are over 60m, then u will be looking at players like shane williams who is one of the fastest over the 60 ever, also rupeni caucau..
What about Nigel Walker of Wales (and I’m English). He may not have been the best rugby player but was an Olympic Finalist in the Sprint Hurdles. He had a 100m PB of 10.35 secs. He came back into Rugby as an older man(29) and still seemed to have an extra gear. He scored a great 100metre solo effort for Cardiff. He embarrassed N’tamack of France in the Five Nations one year, and he was no slouch. N’tamack was dropped from thr team as a result.
Bred Stapleton (Australia): 10.27 sec 100m
you forgot to add mikaele pesamino he’s faster than habana he runs the 100m in 10.3 seconds…
Rupeni Caucaunibuca.
Fastest and BEST rugby player of all time
Fiji Repersent
this whole post is a joke man. lomu never ran a 10.8 howlett never ran 10.68.
the fastest official time by a rugby player is 10.57 by chavanga. nobody else has even got a confirmed 100m time below 11 seconds
Actually Pesamino ran the 100 metres in 99.9 seconds. FACT.
the fastest ever?.. rupeni caucau..that guy was never even running at full
speed, just see a try he scored for agen against toulon, probably one of the few
times he ever runs at full speed but 3 wings you can put behind him in order is
chavangha, habana and varndell..these guys were super quick and ryder was probably the fastest over 40 metres but not 100. he would probably clock 10.8 in 100m and pesamino is definitely the fastest samoan international but the fastest samoan currently who is playing for the AB’s is Masaga who i believe can do under 10.5. caucau, if running at full speed could possibly clock 10 seconds flat and only other player that am close to caucau in his prime was marika vunibaka who could also do under 10.1 seconds in his early days
I doubt Masaga can do 10.5. Rocopops does around 10.60 and howletter 10.7 from memory. Soseni Anesi is the fastest out of them all with Joe admitting it.
Anesi was the fastest sevens player he’s by by NZ sevens coach tjetjin?, still doesn’t make him better then Howletter or Joe.