Went to high school with tonderai Chavanga (prince Edward Zimbabwe). This man was a freak of nature. I remember our biggest rivals (Saint george college) asked for a drug test on him when he closed a 30 meter gap on their faster runner to win a 4 x 100 relay for our school. 15 years on, I still remember that day....absolute legend.
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 Let's say a good school kid, top speed puts him around 12 sec or 12.5 for the 100. If Chavanga closed him down from a 30m advantage (depends on if he ran anchor or not), that has to have him close to 10 or 10.5. As a _child_ !!! Very impressive.
That was the point I was making - i.e its bollocks....I'm saying 'their fastest runner' would have to be running around 14.5 seconds to be closed down from 30 metres out
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 Ah, I get you now. Memories are fickle things. Perhaps it wasn't all of 30 meters, but OP just said to suggest "a really big lead" (even 20m in a 100 is huge). Chavanga did hold national schools and national youth sprint records, I think. He is seriously quick, whichever way you look at it.
@@anesupasipanodya Not exactly a fair race, though. Habana was turning and from a standing start, and Ngwenya had a head of steam up already. That Ngwenya try was tasty, though, and he did skin him on the day. I think Habana has the head-to-head flat line speed advantage over him though. Habana plays on the wing in my GOAT team.
Played against Ngwenya in 2012... to this day it’s that’s the fastest I’ve ever seen someone cover ground on a rainy wet day... field was muddy too. Sireli Bobo wouldn’t be too far off this list either. Was a really humble guy off the field too.
Those tiger alike reflexes from Umaga at 0:15 to 0:18 are insane! He steals the ball, evades a tackle AND makes a great pass to Howlett! He was a damn predator.
Really enjoyed his video, well done for compiling it. Obviously the times will be debatable but it’s the best compilation of rugby speedsters I’ve seen on UA-cam. A couple of points of correction though, Howlett was quicker than Rockocoko but was a 10.9 runner. Habana’s PB was an 11.0 and the fastest recorded 100m time from his generation of springboks was actually Pierre Spies who clocked a 10.6 when he was 19. Moreover, Taku Ngwenya was a 10.5 runner which also explains how he burnt Habana in ‘07. Chavanga and Isles are definitely 1 & 2 though!
The way I saw it, Ngwenya certainly went past Habana, but it was not an apples for apples comparison. Habana was from a standing start and turning, while Ngwenya was already hitting his line speed. Seriously quick, though!
No Habana ran a hand Time of 10.4, Chavanga ran a stadium clocked time of 10.27. Spies also ran a school hand timed 100m of 10.6, but was 20+ kg lighter. Habana had crazy acceleration and a good top speed, Chavanga had crazy acceleration and crazy top speed. You can't always compare runners on a rugby field, as they run around for 2hours on a field and any hard sprint would kill your legs, recovering from a sprint takes longer than recovering from a long jog.
I’ve seen all the wingers ever Grace the rugby field , but when I watch Rupeni Caucaunibuca , he is make all the wingers looks average . Speed, power and balance . He just glide through the defenders effortlessly. The lord of Wings.
Jongi Nokwe was one of the quickest men ever on Earth let alone Rugby players. He ran a 4.42 40m he’d have been surely near the low 10s. Crazy quick he was, too bad one of Monyes career highlights of speed had Nokwe in it.
Always easier to chase than to run with the ball under 1 arm. Plus I doubt Ugo actually ran more than 40 at full pelt. I distinctly remember worrying about his hamstrings because he looked like he was tightening up.
@@denisemccarthy5384 In 2009 only 2 men in South Africa had ever run 10.1, and in the noughties only 2 broke 10.2 at any point. The state of professional South African sprinting was pretty dire until Akani Simbine. So whilst no professional SA sprinter could get within half a second of the world record, it's a little ambitious to say a rugby player was one of the fastest men in the world.
@@darthmong7196 exactly there is no way we know the real times, since they dont have anyone testing it other than the stafs from their teams wich can lie about it
No way Caucau runs a 10.38. He's gracefully quick, but not 10.38 quick. That would have him running a 10.1 if he were slimmer than the always unfit way he was. I'm Fijian and this is not hate on Caucau, but he's no 10.38 100m quick.
he actually beat every winger for pace he played against, EVERY, i don't remember a single time a winger or fullback was actually able to catch him, he had a low center of gravity so also impossible to tackle UNLESS you go for his legs, thus why he brushed ppl aside in those runs..
Comet styles I'm pretty sure I seen a lock catch him once haha Dave Dillion, Caucau was quick in his first couple of years and gradually got slower but still a great player
Pierre Spies had an official time of 10.7 when he was still at school. I wonder how fast he was at his peak. I still believe he should have been a winger or outside centre with his pace, power and size.
Zimbabwe, we have two in the top 10 fastest of all time. Watching Tonde in High School you knew that he was gonna be a star. It's a shame with injury and all he could hv had a much more successful career than he did. I think the High School he played for (Prince Edward 99-2000) toured South Africa and won all their tour games against the top South African sides (including Pearl Gym). As yet, I do not think another Zimbabwean school has repeated this since the 1999-2000 season
There is no way Byan Habana is faster than Takudzwa Ngwenya. Look at 2:47 he is leaving Habana for dead. and then the next fastest man on the list is the same Bryan Habana...hahaha
@@Stroh538 So in other words not only is Takudzwa Ngwenya faster than Habana, his attacking line running is poking holes in Habanna's ability to percieved that the attacker might take defensive action ( sidestep ). Bare in mind that running with the all makes you a lot slower
@@Thebudokid87 no, my point is, Habana has a faster 100m time than Ngwenya, but Ngwenya did a well executed inside outside sidestep, virtually impossible for a cross defender no matter who it is, to know what the person with ball in hand will do, the inside outside made Habana stop nearly dead in his tracks, now you have a man who runs a 10.5 on 100m already on speed and you have a man who runs a 10.4 (some say 10.2 has been recorded) that has to catch him from stand still in the matter of 25meters. It'll never happen. That deals with the speed issue, when it comes to skills, please dont even mention these two in the same sentence. One has broken almost every record out there and can me named along side Lomu as the best wing in the world, the other, half the world dont even know who he is.
Sebastian Carrat France official 10.34 from IAAF he was also 6.6 in the 60m seriously fast. Nigel walker was 10.47 official at power of 10 website. others to look for supposedly Joely Vidiri 10.5 fijian sprint champion not on IAAF. He was on the other wing to Lomu and much faster, he was cut down with the same kidney problems as Lomu and halted has career. Tonderai Chavhanga 10.27 (not on IAAF) Cauca not on IAAF. I don't think people realise it take serious talent to run sub 10.5 and also a lot of training. People chuck these times out but I have trained with Olympians and trust me 10.2 is not something you just walk up to and do.
Pretty sure that when Nigel Walker first switched to rugby at 29 years old, pundits/players/fans asked how well he would adapt to the change, the training etc. What they all forgot is that he had been training as an Olympic standard athlete for a decade already, training 3x per day 6 days per week. Whilst Rugby Union was still training twice per week as an amateur sport.
@@tombutcher3021 talent nah, you have to basically have two variation of active actn 3 genes , high pelvis, perfect diet for turnover and stride length that allows for 10.2 speed. yeah you have to work hard as hell but very few people who work hard as hell will break 11.2 you need a lot of type 2 fibers in your hamstrings to go faster.
@@dawiebenjamin3249 Both were rapid, but I doubt those times as the SA national record was 10.26 for most of the 80's. Reinach although a sprinter, had no official time for 100m but specialised in the longer sprints.
Sabastian Carrat 10.34 official, Nigel Walker 10.47 official stop putting times up that are not official anyone could run a 10.6 with a serious tail wind of 5ms when they only run 10.99. Monye is official 10.6 on the power of 10. Tonderai Chavhanga should be on the IAAF but he is not so most likely not a sanction event. Not disclaiming they are fast but you need to have perspective. Chucking out times is disrespectful to a lot of sprinters I know who are 10.1 10.2. This is a quote from Howletts WIKI page. He calls upon his speed as a sprinter (he once clocked a personal best 10.94 seconds for the 100 meters in an under 20 athletics championship in 1998) to great effect in his rugby career.
disrespectful, maybe to ego monsters who think youtube videos should bow down to their genetics. and a tail wind of 5m doesnt shave but a several hundredths off. humans are not kites so if you think the average person on a rugby pitch can hit 23 24 mph/ 11meters/ second you are delusional.
@@josephmuni6196 Have you ever sprinted before because if you think a 5m/s tail wind is a few hundredths you are way off. case in point James Williams on the power of 10. 2018 10.43 1.9m/s wind same year 10.23 6.7 M/s wind. two tenths off his pb when his pb was just with in legal wind. Do i think the average person can run 23-24 MPH when did I say that what are you talking about?
So actually none of them even compare to the fastest rugby player ever with an official professional world record, that being ken Irvine who was a league player in Australia. The pros ran 100yds back in the day and he was timed at 9.3s which equalled the WR of the time. On modern track he'd be a sub 10s sprinter and is officially the fastest rugby player ever
Michael Cleary from the 1960s was a Commonwealth Games medalist over 100 yards, and Ken Irvine in the same era was the world record holder for 100 yards professional sprinting. at 9.3 seconds. I suppose we could include Dwain Chambers who had a rugby league trial, and having sub-10s times for 100m is certainly faster than anyone in this list - though personally I wouldn't count him as a serious rugby player.
David Kelliher habana was trotting/strafing sideways/backwards whilst ngwenya was moving forward, also carrying the ball doesn't slow you down that much, it's not like football. Plus that was 1 instance, as you can see there are a few clips of each guy
sevenhelmets what made him extra quick was not just the speed though, it was his speed of mind ie. anticipation for the intercept which allowed his acceleration to put him way ahead before anyone had a chance
Sonny some of my favourite players there! (Yes, I like speed hehehe). If we’re talking pure speed, I’m not sure if Jason Robinson belongs there, but he probably made more breaks and tries than many on the list. Nice one 👍🏾
Would be a completely different list if it was only 15 a side, high ranking international team wingers. Dwain Chambers had a go at rugby does that make him the fastest rugby winger of all time?
Not a fair comparison, though. Ngwenya had a good head steam up, and Habana was turning from a standing start. No chance. That clip is famous, though (World Cup, I think), and yes he did skin him on the day. They didn't often play against each other, but Habana smoked Ngwenya a few times. I think in terms of line speed, Habana was quicker. Habana is on the wing in my GOAT team. Just saying.
I presume the list was based on official times, & there is 1clear reason why I don't like it: monye is halfway up the list, yet you see nokwe turn around, accelerate & close the gap down, yet he's not even o the list - yes monye may not have been running at full face, certainly for the last 10-20m. Also people should note the size of players eg. habana (short & stocky), vs baker (exact opposite: tall, super thin & lanky)
Apluks , no, kak ,man, no olympics anything, 200 m a bit under 21sec, not 20 sec. 400 m 45.01. In 1980s. Was sa recordholder in 400. I ran against him once or twice. I should know.
This doesn't really seem to be the fastest rugby players, just the best at utilising their speed. Sosene Anesi, Brett Stapleton, Francis Fainifo are faster than a lot of these guys. You need more than just speed to be able to make the most of it though.
Bit of a fail mate, You missed the quickest rugby winger ever, Nigel Walker of Cardiff and Wales. This lot are quite pedestrian in comparison. He qualified for the 1984 Olympics 110m hurdles and got to the semi final, he also ran 7.6 for 60m hurdles in the World indoor championship and 22.4 for the 200 hurdles in the European championships. but of course he's Welsh, you would'nt be interested in him.
How do you miss Nigel Walker? Actual Olympic sprinter and the only one who actually has a real 100m time. Oh, and anyone else from more than 15 years ago of course.
The fastest rugby union player would be Nigel Walker of Wales (1993-1998) previously an international high hurdler who won World and European Indoor 60m hurdles bronze medals. Best 60m flat time of 6.65 would leave most other wingers for dead. 110 hurdles pb of 13.51....60 hurdles, 7.65, flat 100 that he rarely ran, 10.47.
Sinnott Liam, Jan harm van Wyk, played for free state in super rugby, late 90s to early 2000s. S A team. Second at Sa champs in 100m , 10.41. Currie cup final, 1997, runs around James Small, who himself was 5 th at s a champs early 90s, 10.54. You can view this match on yt, this happens last couple minutes. You will see a player with real speed.
Peniasi Dakuwaqa runs the 100m at a personal best of 10.09 seconds. He plays rugby and league in the Cook Islands and isn't even a pro. To make it even more scary is he is only 23 years old now
If the USA had our NFL DBs, LBs, RBs, WR, and S playing ruby. No one in the world could ever beat us. Be glad for the NFL all the ruby powers in the world.
Thats just simply not true... Rugby players are fast as fuck, and way fucking harder... The USA will never be at the top, not even with your cute little NFL players. Btw it's rugby, not ruby.
The average american is small and slow compared to the average Fijian, kiwi, afrikaner, etc. Keep that in mind. Although i do wish america would get more in to rugby coz yall got some fast black people
That's because NFL players are hyper-specialised. Each player just does one thing. A rugby wing, however, must be fast, be able to step, be able to pass, be able to receive, be able to kick, be able to ruck, be able to tackle...and crucially...be able to do all of that for 80mins...
Went to high school with tonderai Chavanga (prince Edward Zimbabwe). This man was a freak of nature. I remember our biggest rivals (Saint george college) asked for a drug test on him when he closed a 30 meter gap on their faster runner to win a 4 x 100 relay for our school. 15 years on, I still remember that day....absolute legend.
closed a 30 metre gap on their fastest runner - so that would make him what, a 14.5 man?
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 Let's say a good school kid, top speed puts him around 12 sec or 12.5 for the 100.
If Chavanga closed him down from a 30m advantage (depends on if he ran anchor or not), that has to have him close to 10 or 10.5. As a _child_ !!! Very impressive.
That was the point I was making - i.e its bollocks....I'm saying 'their fastest runner' would have to be running around 14.5 seconds to be closed down from 30 metres out
@@itsinthetreesitscoming7431 Ah, I get you now.
Memories are fickle things. Perhaps it wasn't all of 30 meters, but OP just said to suggest "a really big lead" (even 20m in a 100 is huge).
Chavanga did hold national schools and national youth sprint records, I think. He is seriously quick, whichever way you look at it.
I grew up watching prime Habana. As soon as i saw him on a break i instantly knew "Yep thats a try all day, every day".
Except when Francis Fainifo is chasing him.
@@maluatuavene9921😘
Till ngwenya burnt him
@@anesupasipanodya Not exactly a fair race, though. Habana was turning and from a standing start, and Ngwenya had a head of steam up already.
That Ngwenya try was tasty, though, and he did skin him on the day. I think Habana has the head-to-head flat line speed advantage over him though.
Habana plays on the wing in my GOAT team.
From USA wish I knew wtf you were talking about or what’s going on
Played against Ngwenya in 2012... to this day it’s that’s the fastest I’ve ever seen someone cover ground on a rainy wet day... field was muddy too. Sireli Bobo wouldn’t be too far off this list either. Was a really humble guy off the field too.
Delasau and Vunibaka gotta be in here to
When these 2 were in their prime no one was catching either
watching Baker and isles run full speed live is the most amazing thing. they've both made Norton look slow which just shows how rapid they are
Isles used to just be a speedster and a one trick pony, but seeing him grow as a player and become so well rounded has been awesome
1:53, the boks winger chasing him down looks faster though 🤷♂️
Exactly, he closes in with every stride... This is an inconclusive analysis!
He's holding the ball which slows him down a bit because his arms cant move fully.
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Yeah I'm not sure that nokwe ever got his time recorded... Rupeni Caucau #3 is the most talented finisher of all time for me
abdullah087 He is. He’s Lwazi Mvovo clocked 10.32 for some reason is not on the lsit
Those tiger alike reflexes from Umaga at 0:15 to 0:18 are insane! He steals the ball, evades a tackle AND makes a great pass to Howlett! He was a damn predator.
Yes, howlett was an actual track sprinter
@@keepitreal1467 Yeah, my comment however was about Umaga.
Lol. Bro, I think I put my comment on the wrong post. Sorry. I agree with your comment though. Mad skills from Umaga
Really enjoyed his video, well done for compiling it. Obviously the times will be debatable but it’s the best compilation of rugby speedsters I’ve seen on UA-cam.
A couple of points of correction though, Howlett was quicker than Rockocoko but was a 10.9 runner.
Habana’s PB was an 11.0 and the fastest recorded 100m time from his generation of springboks was actually Pierre Spies who clocked a 10.6 when he was 19. Moreover, Taku Ngwenya was a 10.5 runner which also explains how he burnt Habana in ‘07.
Chavanga and Isles are definitely 1 & 2 though!
The way I saw it, Ngwenya certainly went past Habana, but it was not an apples for apples comparison.
Habana was from a standing start and turning, while Ngwenya was already hitting his line speed. Seriously quick, though!
No Habana ran a hand Time of 10.4, Chavanga ran a stadium clocked time of 10.27. Spies also ran a school hand timed 100m of 10.6, but was 20+ kg lighter. Habana had crazy acceleration and a good top speed, Chavanga had crazy acceleration and crazy top speed. You can't always compare runners on a rugby field, as they run around for 2hours on a field and any hard sprint would kill your legs, recovering from a sprint takes longer than recovering from a long jog.
Nigel Walker of Wales in the early 90’s ran 200m hurdles in just over 22 sec into a headwind. Should easily be on this all-time list
Rupeni.... the biggest ‘what if?’ In rugby.. would’ve loved to see him in his prime for more than just 3 years
I’ve seen all the wingers ever Grace the rugby field , but when I watch Rupeni Caucaunibuca , he is make all the wingers looks average . Speed, power and balance . He just glide through the defenders effortlessly. The lord of Wings.
I love seeing Baker run. He always looks like he's going just under 100% and then he turns on the gas right as you're gaining on him.
I wanna see adama traore in this sport
Lol same
That would be amazing
A prime Bo Jackson and Hershal Walker would have been Godly at rugby as well.
That’s what I was saying he’s so suited ri rugby
Same he built for rugby don’t know why he playing footy
Where's Onohato the winger from Japan in rugby 08 lol
yeah fuck he's speed was like 98 😂
😂😂😂😂
There's no player by his name in real life. Only true rugby fans knows his real name.
1:15 when you get to bed after school
😂😂😂nice one
1:42 great chasing down players
The clip at 1:50 intended to highlight Monye's speed but instead it showed that he's much slower than Jongi Nokwe.
Jongi Nokwe was one of the quickest men ever on Earth let alone Rugby players. He ran a 4.42 40m he’d have been surely near the low 10s. Crazy quick he was, too bad one of Monyes career highlights of speed had Nokwe in it.
Agreed, but Ugooooo was a Quins man, so he be alright in my book.
Always easier to chase than to run with the ball under 1 arm. Plus I doubt Ugo actually ran more than 40 at full pelt. I distinctly remember worrying about his hamstrings because he looked like he was tightening up.
@@denisemccarthy5384 In 2009 only 2 men in South Africa had ever run 10.1, and in the noughties only 2 broke 10.2 at any point. The state of professional South African sprinting was pretty dire until Akani Simbine. So whilst no professional SA sprinter could get within half a second of the world record, it's a little ambitious to say a rugby player was one of the fastest men in the world.
Well he would have been in the top 1000 speed wise perhaps.
pulling 100m metre times out of thin air are we? hahah
It doesn't appear so. www.rugbytoday.com/columns/fastest-100-meter-rugby-times. Only Caucau is a question mark.
@@hterrebrood So somebody else is doing the pulling then....
@@darthmong7196 exactly there is no way we know the real times, since they dont have anyone testing it other than the stafs from their teams wich can lie about it
Yeah I agree perry Baker was #5 and he burnt habana then habana was #4 how does that work
@alexander usyk they can run but can't swim.
2 Zimbabweans 🇿🇼 on the list. Not bad .
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No way Caucau runs a 10.38. He's gracefully quick, but not 10.38 quick. That would have him running a 10.1 if he were slimmer than the always unfit way he was. I'm Fijian and this is not hate on Caucau, but he's no 10.38 100m quick.
Yeah I agree. Even Banuve tabakaucoro (fijis fastes sprinter) doesn't even clock that time on the track.
I'm guessing in his early days he ran that, but he progressively got bigger and slower but was still a great player
He used to coast past players so I can believe it... 2003 world cup he was insane... Greatest talent in terms of finishers ever
he actually beat every winger for pace he played against, EVERY, i don't remember a single time a winger or fullback was actually able to catch him, he had a low center of gravity so also impossible to tackle UNLESS you go for his legs, thus why he brushed ppl aside in those runs..
Comet styles I'm pretty sure I seen a lock catch him once haha Dave Dillion, Caucau was quick in his first couple of years and gradually got slower but still a great player
What is the song at 3:27? Any one?
1:18 ooohhh shitttt 🚀
Pierre Spies had an official time of 10.7 when he was still at school. I wonder how fast he was at his peak. I still believe he should have been a winger or outside centre with his pace, power and size.
Not with his tackling 'skills'...
Zimbabwe, we have two in the top 10 fastest of all time. Watching Tonde in High School you knew that he was gonna be a star. It's a shame with injury and all he could hv had a much more successful career than he did. I think the High School he played for (Prince Edward 99-2000) toured South Africa and won all their tour games against the top South African sides (including Pearl Gym). As yet, I do not think another Zimbabwean school has repeated this since the 1999-2000 season
Someone from the bok tried to say joe Rokocoko was off side Nigel Owens reply was 'No he wasn't he's just really fast' Classic
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Perry baker is art in super speed motion
Number 8 kicked the ball ahead while their was a guy sprinting like 15 meters ahead of him. He had confidence in his speed. Jeez.
Shabazz he literally made a man that was in full stride look as if he was jogging, the way he ate away at the gap and pulled ahead was mind blowing
Nigel Walker had a recorded 10.35sec 100m, which puts him 3rd. How did you forget him?
10.47. By the time he pulled on the red of Wales he was in his 30's and nowhere near as quick.
1:48 that was fast 🚀
In Rugby, momentum means a lot more than speed.
Another solid vid, shot bro
4:32 was filmed on a Nintendo DS
There is no way Byan Habana is faster than Takudzwa Ngwenya. Look at 2:47 he is leaving Habana for dead. and then the next fastest man on the list is the same Bryan Habana...hahaha
Inside outside sidestep put Habana on the backfoot
@@Stroh538 So in other words not only is Takudzwa Ngwenya faster than Habana, his attacking line running is poking holes in Habanna's ability to percieved that the attacker might take defensive action ( sidestep ). Bare in mind that running with the all makes you a lot slower
@@Thebudokid87 no, my point is, Habana has a faster 100m time than Ngwenya, but Ngwenya did a well executed inside outside sidestep, virtually impossible for a cross defender no matter who it is, to know what the person with ball in hand will do, the inside outside made Habana stop nearly dead in his tracks, now you have a man who runs a 10.5 on 100m already on speed and you have a man who runs a 10.4 (some say 10.2 has been recorded) that has to catch him from stand still in the matter of 25meters. It'll never happen. That deals with the speed issue, when it comes to skills, please dont even mention these two in the same sentence. One has broken almost every record out there and can me named along side Lomu as the best wing in the world, the other, half the world dont even know who he is.
Do you have to dive to score in rugby?
no
Mbuyekezi Ntleki No, it honestly depends on the situation.
No, as long as there's downwards pressure it's a try
The two touch judges and the reff score your dive and then you get the aggregate as bonus points.
Please if you donot mind what's the song in the background
Some times from the amateur era:
10:35 Nigel Walker
10:50 Patrice Lagisquet
10:70 Martin Offiah
Sebastian Carrat France official 10.34 from IAAF he was also 6.6 in the 60m seriously fast.
Nigel walker was 10.47 official at power of 10 website. others to look for supposedly Joely Vidiri 10.5 fijian sprint champion not on IAAF. He was on the other wing to Lomu and much faster, he was cut down with the same kidney problems as Lomu and halted has career. Tonderai Chavhanga 10.27 (not on IAAF) Cauca not on IAAF. I don't think people realise it take serious talent to run sub 10.5 and also a lot of training. People chuck these times out but I have trained with Olympians and trust me 10.2 is not something you just walk up to and do.
Pretty sure that when Nigel Walker first switched to rugby at 29 years old, pundits/players/fans asked how well he would adapt to the change, the training etc.
What they all forgot is that he had been training as an Olympic standard athlete for a decade already, training 3x per day 6 days per week. Whilst Rugby Union was still training twice per week as an amateur sport.
DANIE GERBER DID A 10,25 ,JACO REINACH 10,30 ,
@@tombutcher3021 talent nah, you have to basically have two variation of active actn 3 genes , high pelvis, perfect diet for turnover and stride length that allows for 10.2 speed. yeah you have to work hard as hell but very few people who work hard as hell will break 11.2 you need a lot of type 2 fibers in your hamstrings to go faster.
@@dawiebenjamin3249 Both were rapid, but I doubt those times as the SA national record was 10.26 for most of the 80's. Reinach although a sprinter, had no official time for 100m but specialised in the longer sprints.
so much talent in zim I mean 2 of these 10 🙌🙌🙌 much respect
Sabastian Carrat 10.34 official, Nigel Walker 10.47 official stop putting times up that are not official anyone could run a 10.6 with a serious tail wind of 5ms when they only run 10.99. Monye is official 10.6 on the power of 10. Tonderai Chavhanga should be on the IAAF but he is not so most likely not a sanction event. Not disclaiming they are fast but you need to have perspective. Chucking out times is disrespectful to a lot of sprinters I know who are 10.1 10.2. This is a quote from Howletts WIKI page.
He calls upon his speed as a sprinter (he once clocked a personal best 10.94 seconds for the 100 meters in an under 20 athletics championship in 1998) to great effect in his rugby career.
disrespectful, maybe to ego monsters who think youtube videos should bow down to their genetics. and a tail wind of 5m doesnt shave but a several hundredths off. humans are not kites so if you think the average person on a rugby pitch can hit 23 24 mph/ 11meters/ second you are delusional.
@@josephmuni6196 Have you ever sprinted before because if you think a 5m/s tail wind is a few hundredths you are way off. case in point James Williams on the power of 10. 2018 10.43 1.9m/s wind same year 10.23 6.7 M/s wind. two tenths off his pb when his pb was just with in legal wind. Do i think the average person can run 23-24 MPH when did I say that what are you talking about?
So actually none of them even compare to the fastest rugby player ever with an official professional world record, that being ken Irvine who was a league player in Australia. The pros ran 100yds back in the day and he was timed at 9.3s which equalled the WR of the time. On modern track he'd be a sub 10s sprinter and is officially the fastest rugby player ever
Rupeni!! Unbelievable would of been greatest winger with lomu
Michael Cleary from the 1960s was a Commonwealth Games medalist over 100 yards, and Ken Irvine in the same era was the world record holder for 100 yards professional sprinting. at 9.3 seconds. I suppose we could include Dwain Chambers who had a rugby league trial, and having sub-10s times for 100m is certainly faster than anyone in this list - though personally I wouldn't count him as a serious rugby player.
What about that irish sevens player who outpaced isles this year?
@@cameronboyle1248 Thanks for letting me know.
Scottish Slav 🏴 what about him? That never happened. He is at least a second slower over the 100m than isles.
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When you say 'outpaced'.....did the gap get bigger or smaller when Isles was chasing him???
Baker 10.6 he looks way faster
slow turnover ( not really but comparatively to his time ) massive stride length.
Suprised that dan norton isn’t on the list
Probably because he runs about 11.2sec
Because he probably didn't make up a random time
Yeah he certainly 'looks' quicker than some here.
Also, track speed isn't exactly the same as rugby field speed.
Isn't he the one getting burnt by Baker?
I am so proud of the number of Zimbabweans who made the list. These men are too fast.
Nigel Walker's (Wales) best 100m time was 10:35s back in the 90s.
Yeah, and still about 3-4 tenths slower than the fastest rugby player of all time, Ken Irvine.
Jordan Conroy from Ireland
Where is the legend Lomu
Lmao lomu is not that fast of a player
@@-666- he got 10.68 in 100m
Hes dead aint he
@@Transform679 yes he is
ghostie wtf are talking about🤣🤣
Ngwenya burns Habana but is still placed lower??
I was thinking that. Ngwenya pisses all over him whilst carrying the ball!
Habana has a standing start whilst Ngwenya doesn't.
Ngwenya had momentum &They're hundredth of a second apart so nothing major between em
Fair enough
David Kelliher habana was trotting/strafing sideways/backwards whilst ngwenya was moving forward, also carrying the ball doesn't slow you down that much, it's not like football. Plus that was 1 instance, as you can see there are a few clips of each guy
Thank you for beautiful pick.
Knew Habana was quick - didn’t realize he was **that** quick.
sevenhelmets what made him extra quick was not just the speed though, it was his speed of mind ie. anticipation for the intercept which allowed his acceleration to put him way ahead before anyone had a chance
Hes not that quick. That's why
Does any knows Fabian Juries and tell me why he's not on the list ?
1. Carlin Isles
2. Tonderai Chavanga
3. Brian Habana
4. Perry Baker
5. Seabelo Senatla
6. Takudzwa Ngwenya
7. Marika Vunibaka
8. Rupeni Caucaunibuca
9. Joe Rocokoko
10. Jason Robinson
Sonny some of my favourite players there! (Yes, I like speed hehehe). If we’re talking pure speed, I’m not sure if Jason Robinson belongs there, but he probably made more breaks and tries than many on the list. Nice one 👍🏾
Doug Howlett is definitely faster than Robinson or Rokococo. There's video of him burning Robinson and he was the fastest man in the AB's in his time.
Awesome list I wished Christian Cullen made it
I know it wasn't Union, but Martin Offiah in League was lightening back in the day
Вот это скорость! Вот это мощь! Вот это зрелищность!!!
I began watching Rugby in 2015 and all thanks to Zack Test, Perry Baker, Carlin Isles, and Jodie Barrett😎
Is Daisuke Ohata considered. He was the fastest on EA Rugby 2005.
3:40 a happy man indeed.
I read this comment and immediately knew you were talking about Habana. Amazing guy man 🙏🏼🇿🇦
You forgot Nigel Walker for Wales. 200m hurdles in 22 seconds. That is fast!
@Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj He was a rugby player. Prick!
Song name? I really like it.
Johnny May?
Johnny May isn't even the quickest on the England team, let alone top 10 fastest of all time...
4:47 he has the speed of usain bolt I swear
Usain bolt
Kradz no cos bolt ran 9.58 but isles was an ex sprinter for USA and was quick enough to compete in the rio semifinals
Ginger Ninja2709 cool
Marika vunibaka was faster then most of these guys!
But Caucaunibuca beats them all. Even isles. Hahahahahaha. Vinaka!!!!!
@@naibukatubu3181 yes he was the fastest player in all history
1:58 Should have been fastest defender as he is gaining on ballcarrier :-)
Ugo Monye is a lovely guy...super fast top speed too...but he hardly ever got upto top speed...his Lions try will be long remembered though!
Song name?
Please tell me how Johnny may isn’t on this list????
Not fast enough
Matthew Gearing yh he is
You know you are fast when the cameraman is trying to catchup
Would be a completely different list if it was only 15 a side, high ranking international team wingers. Dwain Chambers had a go at rugby does that make him the fastest rugby winger of all time?
he also failed drug tests
Where’s the love for Isles? An absolute burner
Isles and Baker need to work on their style points. See how the Kiwis do it and repeat.
2:42 Ngwenya flies past Habana but Habana is classed as quicker than him? Just Saying 🤔
Not a fair comparison, though. Ngwenya had a good head steam up, and Habana was turning from a standing start. No chance.
That clip is famous, though (World Cup, I think), and yes he did skin him on the day. They didn't often play against each other, but Habana smoked Ngwenya a few times.
I think in terms of line speed, Habana was quicker. Habana is on the wing in my GOAT team. Just saying.
@@interestedbystander196 ok fair enough. thanks for your comment.
What about Jacob stockdale & beuden barret (sorry if i spelt beuden wrong)
So where is Spekman? Or does 7s Rugby not count as Rugby?
I presume the list was based on official times, & there is 1clear reason why I don't like it: monye is halfway up the list, yet you see nokwe turn around, accelerate & close the gap down, yet he's not even o the list - yes monye may not have been running at full face, certainly for the last 10-20m. Also people should note the size of players eg. habana (short & stocky), vs baker (exact opposite: tall, super thin & lanky)
true nokwe was rapid
It's pretty terrifying that Jonah Lomu almost made this list.
You forgot Terry wright Allblack against martin Ophia England
The greyhound
1:20 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Im still sure Chavanga at his prime had no challenge 1 on 1,,, saw him smoke Rococoko, Lomu, Habana, Toqiri, Vunibaka etc
Weed...
Forgot about Jaco reinach he had olimpic gold in the 400m and could run the 200m under 20sec
Apluks , no, kak ,man, no olympics anything, 200 m a bit under 21sec, not 20 sec. 400 m 45.01. In 1980s. Was sa recordholder in 400. I ran against him once or twice. I should know.
@@roybean7166 Yeah you right read it off some other guys comment that he had Gold on a video off him ..did my own research and nope
@@apluks607 👍
This doesn't really seem to be the fastest rugby players, just the best at utilising their speed. Sosene Anesi, Brett Stapleton, Francis Fainifo are faster than a lot of these guys. You need more than just speed to be able to make the most of it though.
Black excellence 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I like how the video said 'Top 10' but only showed 7
how is beauden not on there?
Bit of a fail mate, You missed the quickest rugby winger ever, Nigel Walker of Cardiff and Wales. This lot are quite pedestrian in comparison. He qualified for the 1984 Olympics 110m hurdles and got to the semi final, he also ran 7.6 for 60m hurdles in the World indoor championship and 22.4 for the 200 hurdles in the European championships. but of course he's Welsh, you would'nt be interested in him.
How do you miss Nigel Walker? Actual Olympic sprinter and the only one who actually has a real 100m time. Oh, and anyone else from more than 15 years ago of course.
yea Jaco Reinach from 27 years ago 45.01 400m his son Cobus not too shabby either
A rugby anime would be epic
Bro stfu, but jojo played rugby
Wow this is amazing.. world record of 100 m race is 9.58 sec...this is incredible
Wtf there are literally players faster than them chasing them down...
Where's Chariots?
The fastest rugby union player would be Nigel Walker of Wales (1993-1998) previously an international high hurdler who won World and European Indoor 60m hurdles bronze medals. Best 60m flat time of 6.65 would leave most other wingers for dead. 110 hurdles pb of 13.51....60 hurdles, 7.65, flat 100 that he rarely ran, 10.47.
Sinnott Liam, Jan harm van Wyk, played for free state in super rugby, late 90s to early 2000s. S A team. Second at Sa champs in 100m , 10.41. Currie cup final, 1997, runs around James Small, who himself was 5 th at s a champs early 90s, 10.54. You can view this match on yt, this happens last couple minutes. You will see a player with real speed.
Was never a top international rugby finisher..
Peniasi Dakuwaqa runs the 100m at a personal best of 10.09 seconds.
He plays rugby and league in the Cook Islands and isn't even a pro. To make it even more scary is he is only 23 years old now
So many bullshit times being banded around. I reckon we should separate 7's and 15's and also have a separate video for the amateur era.
If the USA had our NFL DBs, LBs, RBs, WR, and S playing ruby. No one in the world could ever beat us. Be glad for the NFL all the ruby powers in the world.
Thats just simply not true... Rugby players are fast as fuck, and way fucking harder... The USA will never be at the top, not even with your cute little NFL players. Btw it's rugby, not ruby.
The average american is small and slow compared to the average Fijian, kiwi, afrikaner, etc. Keep that in mind. Although i do wish america would get more in to rugby coz yall got some fast black people
That's because NFL players are hyper-specialised. Each player just does one thing. A rugby wing, however, must be fast, be able to step, be able to pass, be able to receive, be able to kick, be able to ruck, be able to tackle...and crucially...be able to do all of that for 80mins...
Don’t be an arrogant American
no way is Ngwenya slower than Habana. He smoked prime Habana so hard in that clip
I know almost nothing about rugby but UA-cam seems to want me to know about it 😝how strict is the PED testing in the league these guys play in?
I wonder does LRZ make the updated list
No
I had forgotten how quick Ugo was
Jongi Nokwe was faster than him, That is the guy chasing him in the video. Nokwe was faster than Habana
2 Zimbabweans on the list and one was my senior 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Ngwenya!
Hes an American, and choses to represent america. All you need to know
@@noahc8997 you ARE american shown by your dumb comment
Perry should've definitely been #1
"should've" what do u mean? everyone infront of him ran the 100 quicker?
But he's American tho jus sayin.
@@andrestoussaint7125 so is isles? what r u tryna get at
@@andrestoussaint7125 hes american so he must be fastest?
According to Olympic history....yes.
My phone couldn't keep up with the speed. It was lagging.
nigel walker?
10.35 hundred metres speed plus a rugby brain. I remember an all blacks flyer being unable to get around him