Who is the best rugby team in the world?

Question

I want facts and figures!! not just your biased opinion!

And its rugby UNION of course!

Answer 1

New Zealand by a long way. They are top of the world rankings, favourites for the world cup. Won the grand slam against the british nations whilst using two entirely different 1st fifteens. Just won the Tri nations again went 13 games unbeaten until they were beaten by South Africa.

Club rugby Munster? Just won the Heinekien Cup. Or possibly the Crusaders just won the Super 14!!

Answer 2

THE SPRINGBOKS

Answer 3

No one can beat the bulle (bulls) at loftus even the crusaders were thrashed last year at the fortress. The leicster cubs i mean tigers would struggle to win a single game in the super 14. they are a complete joke along with all english rugby.

The Bokke will prove me right come november, watch out pommes

Answer 4

. . . isn't this Question a bit early for Easter, we haven't had Christmas yet

- all the same, I think it's so nice for those lovely boys to play their silly games with a ball shaped like an Easter-egg

- and apparently they're not all welsh methodist sheep-shaggers

- or is it baptist? not too sure but they do like their sheep

- and I'm sure it's not true that they only go for the good-lookers, if anything it's the ugly rugby-supporting sheep that have the biggest smile

- and lets not forget the Easter bunnies, without them there wouldn't be a rugby ball . . .

Answer 5

The MIGHTY ALL BLACKS... And yes I am a very proud Kiwi.

Answer 6

my heart will always say wales cmon boys but ? my head has to say new zealand  and folks the facts speak for themselves the one side that everyone wants to beat but rarely does is the kiwis but who knows worl cup 2007 if our boys can gel together and stay fit  and free from injury then wales will have the best chance for a very long time to shine on the worldstage  put a few bob on us to reach the semi,s at least  or maybe a double edged bet semi,s and  final  you have to have belief and faith which i have  i honestly think that the team that beats wales will win it

Answer 7

Ok well I'll be biased for a sec and say my team, the Wallabies!!!

Ok the best team in the world at present is New Zealand who have come out on top and showed tremendous skill since the start of the Tri Nations this year.  They have beat World Cup favourites, Australia and also have beat quite skilled South Africa.  Although people believe they will win the World Cup next year, New Zealand always seem to lose their nerves at Cups and therefore blow it.  My guess at next years World no.1 will either be France or Australia and maybe the prospect that South Africa could do it.  But at the moment New Zealand is world best according to the International Rugby Union Board

Peace

-Go Wallabies!

Answer 8

Well in union, England has the best Rugby sqaud, but that's only because you've got some talent from the league side, (albeit heathen Wigan Warriors players) like Andy Farrel and Jason Robinson, still, the traffic goes either way, union players have before turned coats and joined the leauge ranks, such as Martin Offiah, and the Welshman who commentates for Grandstand on the League side of the game.

Answer 9

Leicester Tigers - enjoyed a successful start to the new millennium, taking the treble in the 2000/01 season as they picked up two domestic trophies (Zurich Premiership and Zurich Championship) and the Heineken Cup where they beat Stade Français 34-30 at Parc des Princes. The club built on its success in 2001/02, winning the Zurich Premiership to make it four years in a row as the number one club in England, and securing a back-to-back Heineken Cup win to reinforce Tigers' position as top team in Europe.

Tigers' second Heineken Cup came at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff against Irish side Munster with a 15-9 victory.

Answer 10

Gloucester rfc and England. Just as a note, scotland are the worst

Answer 11

Club team, Leicester

National team New Zealand

Answer 12

the boks.......beat all blacks twice in tri nations

Answer 13

i would love to say england but i dont think you need figures to see i would be lying. being half welsh i would like to say Wales as they are slowly getting all their players back from injury that were playing in that amazing grand slam so i deffently think they will be on form for the world cup. but unfortunalty it pains me to say New Zealand is deffently the best rugby team in the world. (at the moment)

Answer 14

with out a doubt south africa. the springboks are in fact number 1 at the moment.

Answer 15

the all blacks

Answer 16

I would say its between the springboks and the all blacks.

Answer 17

Most people would say the All Blacks are the best rugby team in the world by I wish to differ. I would say the Crusaders are the best rugby team in the world.

Just look at there track record in super rugby wins {6} runner up {2}

I bet the Crusaders will beat most of the International teams, with out even building up a sweat.

Answer 18

The White Station Spartans!!!

Answer 19

I think everyone will put their own opinions down anyway,or chose their own country. there fore I chose................

WALES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Won the triple crown in 1994

beat Ireland,Scotland,France,Italy,and more importantly England in the 2004 six nations,

host nation for the 1999 world cup(i think they got as far as the quarter finials)

in the 1970's Wales was the best team in the world,even beating the all blacks.

and although sometimes we do get trashed,we take it on the chin

Wales Rugby team have the best sportsmanship.

The Millennium Stadium is one of the best in the world.

Answer 20

I would say Canterbury Crusaders if they were allowed to play their full team (with their All Blacks). They gel good as a team. If they were to play the ABs I reckon that they would give them a good run for their money. Not forgetting that they have won the most of the super 12s and the last Super 14 and boast a high number of All Blacks anyway (past and present

Answer 21

New Zealand by a long margin.......but in saying that,South Africa have been the only team to beat them over the last 2 seasons.

Wales,England and Australia are all c**p!....especially England!

Answer 22

I will show you the world rankings from the IRB (International Rugby Board).  I have displayed the top five (5) to show it is New Zealand, and New Zealand by a long way.

IRB World Rankings 2 October 2006.

"Position

"(last week) - Member Union - Rating points

"1(1) - NEW ZEALAND - 92.91

"2(2) - FRANCE - 87.53

"3(3) - SOUTH AFRICA - 87.05

"4(4) - AUSTRALIA - 86.13

"5(5) - IRELAND - 82.01"[1]

Note, this reference was current at time of writing.

Answer 23

Ok, first off, I'm a scot, but I'm impartial.

Northern Hemi

Country - England (in the modern era, they are streets ahead. Maybe not the best rugby, but no other team can win a test match like them)

Club - Toulouse (nearly Bath/Leicester) (consistant and trailblazers of the professional era, guaranteed class every year)

Southern Hemi

Country - New Zealand (Simply the best, right now, they have 3 teams that could win the world cup, its been this way for a while, but they are just a class above)

Province - Canterbury Crusaders (Super 12/14 champions for what seems like forever)

Club - Canterbury (NPC champs over and over again)

(There's a trend there)

Overall

NZ, because they live and breathe the game, just like me. Its a way of life in NZ and they do not compete with other sports like in UK, Australia and it shows. They are simply the best.....and I'm jealous !!! ha ha