Top 10 Most Feared Rugby Players Ever | Physicality, Brutality & Aggressiveness
Witness the raw aggression and brutality of the sport as we count down the top 10 most feared rugby players of all time. From aggressive tackling to insane power plays, these players have earned a reputation for being some of the most intimidating and feared opponents on the field. Get ready to be amazed and astonished by rugby's most aggressive and insane players!
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Judging by looks alone, Sebasien Chabal is the most intimidating. He really looks like a Cave-man
cave man was his nickname.
Yep, caveman
He looked like a viking going to war very intimidating
🎉exactly
Chabal was intimidatingly brutal in his tackles. But he was not an inherently violent person.
Definitely. Half of these guys were feared because they were dirty. Chabal wasn’t.
Agreed.
chabal est bien plus agressif que tu le pense il a deja mi ko un joueur du Top 14 et il est agressif pendant les presses
ko avec un coup de poing
agree, Chabal hit you hard into the next day but also made sure it was legal, he wrapped and made sure if you went up you came down safe. The rest of the so called "feared" players were just dirty brawling violent hoodlums
Tomas isn’t feared for his brutality, he’s feared because he’s incapable of making a legal tackle.
To be fair I wouldn't want to be tackled by they guy even in a legal tackle. But yeah he'll tackle you in a way that end your career.
He is feared by his teammates, they know the will be playing in inferiority at some point in any match. Man, argentinian rugby fan must have nightmare thinking of him
I would like to see you trying to tackle a lavanini running towards you...
@@gorditoempanada there are plenty of scary rugby players that don't get red carded every fucking game
@@K1llerTunes "every fcking Game", bro are you dumb? Or do you like to talk without knowing anything? Lavanini's last red card was in November 2021 vs Ireland, and the one before that was at RWC 2019 💀💀💀
Rugby is much safer place since Bakkies Botha retirement. ☠️☠️☠️
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
I'm not sure that head butt to the back of that player's head was legal
*Eben Ezebeth and Sébastien Chabal!* Two killer players!
yeap that Eben guy is UFC potential,lool
Chabal is overrated
@@SShendrik you have "played" against him? 😄
@@v.german11b that is such a childish reply. I might as well respond and say that you have not played against any of these players on the list. Sorry to burst your bubble, but he is one of the more popular picks for Most Overtated XV
@@v.german11b players that were equally as physical as him, usually owned him. He had a tendency to fade when he was put under pressure. Just have a look at what Lequizamon and Jerry Collins did to him - and just like that he was nowhere in the games. He based most of his reputation for one or 2 string tackles and a WC try against Namibia. Sorry, I don't rate him as a "hard man". The real hard men of rugby would've eaten him for breakfast.
😂 when etzebeth threw quade like he was nothing
My old Rugby Coach played with Botha on the International Circuit and said he was the nicest guy in the world until he stepped onto the pitch. He said it was like a switch got turned on in his head and you could just tell he wasn't going to be happy until he buried the entire opposing team including their fans!
What an honour to play with that calibre... You can see it in the interview at the end, he isn't mean in the core. But dudes like that can flip pretty hard on the field in my experience.
Even not a single one of his opposing team dare to fought him back. His presence, reputation, what a monster.
Sébastien Chabal was a beast !!! 🔥 ......Jerry Collins had to be on the list also .
Chabal aka The Caveman 🇫🇷
neanderthal "force is strong in this one".
Lol, Botha was straight up criminal. 😂😂😂. That's a Boer right there.
Moaner Van Heerden
I'm French and i love Chabal but Jonah Lomu should be Number one.Lomu had a unique combination of power, size and speed that made him devastating with the ball in hand. He weighed 120 kg and was 1.96 metres tall, but could run 100 metres in 10.8 seconds.
Dusautoir était un beau bébé aussi, et très cité parmis les joueurs pro comme l'un des plus impressionant
Lomu played 13 times against South Africa during his career, but failed to score a try against them....
No! The Springboks tackled Lomu good and solid. He never trampled all over our players, and neither did he score a try when playing the Boks. The Boks did not fear him!
Lomu had speed and power but wasn't such a good tackler
@@ACRC1977was going to say the same thing, I’ve never seen any of his highlights on the defensive side of the game.
Those Jacques Burger tackles are something else.
You're missing "The Terminator" Jerry Collins, Trevor Leota & "The Chiropractor" Brian Lima.
Jona Lomu attack and running with the ball was second to none. And he was doing this at the age of 18yrs old😂
Ya...the best ever rugby # 11 ...R.i.P
Well said
Dunno how he's not at the absolute top of this list. Imagine trying to bring him down in the open field or trying to run against him on the wing. Either could never end well.
And his kidneys were already causing him problems.. rip uso
Scary thing with Lomu was he was not only a physical beast but a fast one too. 10 second plus 100 metre sprinter.
I thought Jerry Colins would be in the mix somewhere
From sbok support i agree,but i thing thry forgot and left few others out aswell..
Nah this is for the weaker country's
Jerry the Terminator
Literally what I was about to say, he wasn’t even scared of Sebastian and crumpled him in a tackle as well!! At least an honourable mention right?!
Yes man! What a list of absolute beasts! I love Jacques Burger's inclusion. Wjen I think about him it is all tackles. That dude could tackle a house down.
we needed more footage of bakkies. he was a beast of a player and would always smile before, during and after he fucked you up...
Etzebeth is the ibrahimovic in rugby both tall and aggressive and fearless
Man. That was what I was thinking all the time. Eben and Zlatan. Twins without Danny and 2 Arnolds.
Please don't insult Etzebeth like this! He plays really aggressively and is a bit of a thug on the field, but is really nice overall or outside the field. Watch some interviews with him! Meanwhile, Zlatan is a piece of ass everywhere.
Jerry Collins was pretty bad ass, Could you imagine Chabal, Botha, Etzebeth & Collins in the same team?.....I'd call in sick that day if I was in the opposition.
Cos your a 🐓
8.Chabal, 7 Burger, 6 Collins, 5 Etzebeth and 4 Botha. 😂😂😂😂
You clueless
If you do not know what a conversation is about do not join it. Tim was commenting how it would be if all these guys were it one team. Which positions would they play in your right mind?
@@vuyosnkwentsha3921 ouch! I'm with Tim - call in sick
This format is so excellent, the countdown, the player focus, the editing!
This Etzebeth guy seems the scariest for me. The French guy looks scary but seems to be not such a brutal player.I have never watched a rugby match, though.
Etzebeth seems scary but he isn't, he usually gets handled quite easily by opposing teams.
@jordythebassist clearly you missed the tackles that bodies go flung around..
@johnnyanderson5302 Oh no I've seen the tackles with Etzebeth's body getting flung around
@@jordythebassiststop talking shit you fool
Botha likes to fight.. lol
I'll trade Lavanini for Jerry Collins
Lavawho?😂
Lavanini can’t be on that list when he’s not on the field half the time because he’s been carded. Most ill disciplined player I’ve ever seen.
Yeah he is not that feared, just a thug
Eben is a mad titan
Mamuka Gorgodze should be in the list 😌
+1
I'm Canadian and grew up with hockey, I literally learned to skate and play on a pond in my backyard. Hockey is without a doubt one of the fastest brutal team sports there is; however, I've just discovered Rugby and man talk about aggressive and brutal, it's a blast to watch.
Check italian calccio
And its rare to see anyone complaining abaut injuries,unless is a serious One. And this guy dont have helmets or shoulder pads like the "ladys" of the NFL that every 5 seconds the game is stop. The Sheer Power and Resilience of the Rugby players its Astonishing. The most Hard and physical Demanding Sport in the world. Its a delight to see a good Rugby game,like those during this Month on the 2023 France World Cup. The Energie and the Rivalry between certain countries,give us Rugby fans some of the Best Pure entertainment there is.
No need to fear dirty players. They will end up getting carded and ruin the game for their team. As a french i was fearing Lomu because he was not only a beast, he was incredibly efficient. Chabal was fun but did not contribute nearly as much as Lomu. He was the most feared guy to play against in my memory.
I saw many pro players said Thierry Dusautoir was the man they didn't want to face in term of effectiveness and power
That’s one of the best rugby clips on KZhead.
Two missing players come to mind when I watched - Jerry Collins and Henry Honiball. While the first is common sense, the latter was not very aggressive but his tackles were publicly known to be feared by his opposition.
Lem 🫡
@@PrimalPetersen Jerry was a hard man through and through , top guy to. Peter O
I saw a video of Lomu at a schools match. The difference in standard was like Federer playing at a kindergarden
Agree on Henry Honiball, Dewet Barry also a hard hitter
@@whattinsanaemh9449 I remember a game against Australia where he nullified the Aussie No8 and single handedly influenced the game with his tackling
It's nice to see that most of the tackles in this video would deserve a red or at least a yellow today. It's safer for everybody.
Honourable mentions: Jerry Collins r.i.p Brad Thorn
Jerry Collins needs a mention cause bro he was built different..
Sure Jonah Lomu was probably in the top 3 rugby players of any era but to my mind not one of those players who would unleash bone crushing tackles. Lomu would either run through or over the opposition. Also include Etzebeth and Botha in this category. They are more prone to lose control in skirmishes and therefore looked intimidating but mostly you don't see them flying horizontal into the opposition. The top five rarely scary enforcers would be Chabal, Collins, Tuilagi, Tuisova and Burger.
Agree with you.
Bakkies gave Matt Stevens a slap in a scrum and Stevens got 14 stitches, came back on next scrum another slap and 8 stitches popped and it wasnt over there as he begged then captain John Smit for one more.
Agree with this list for sure.
Colin's cleaned up chabel! And so did Henry tuilagi! And the only tackler Jonah lomu was scared of was Brian "the chiropractor" Lima, and everyone feared Henry tuilagi! And Travis leota was said to hit even harder lol
true, but nobody more feared with the ball in his hands, which i guess they are also considering here.
Trevor Leota / Jerry Collins / Brian Lima - Glaring omissions, Leota Top 10 & other 2 are top 5
You forgot Henry tuilagi 😎
I played with Brian, he was a beast but hated training , any fitness training he disappeared lol. They made him do it he played terrible so they let him do what he wanted in training as long as he brought it at game time n boy did he
So true
It’s amazing watching this now looking at the response, Rugby has definitely come a long way in the last couple years
you didn't show the times jerry collins left your top selections on their back
In America we play this game , its called kill the man with the football , no pads tackle ! Love it !❤ It's a mystery to me that the NFL doesnt recruit rugby players , they're beyond badass ! 🤔
Always was very impressed by Tuilagi running right over Horg an, Horgan was a big winger and not remotely considered a soft player and he got completely ragdolled by the samoan.
One man that put fear in almost everyone that played against him and I am surprised he didn’t make the list is Isitolo Maka.
Mamuka Gorgodze should have made the list as well, but accurate list. Botha #1 makes sense
Jerru collins and jerome kaino should be on the list...both is a beast during defence
Eben and Bakkies with their tempers, keep it clean guys. Reminds me of Uli Bullie, my childhood memories of Uli spending the weekend on the rugby field creating patients for himself to treat during the week.
Almost half the players here are springboks 💀 These guys are deadly
They have quoted " they like us coz we are brutal" 😂
@@fudgekiller now i know why they call y'all springboks cause you play like them 😅
😂😂😂😂
They do have 3 times as many players as the next closest country
Jonah Lomu, man what a player he was, gone way before his time, THE best player I have ever seen..EVER
I loved bakkies Botha he was a pit bull in the pitch
James Lowe wasn't to afraid of etzebeth when he picked him up like a small child 😂😂😂
Flew him like a flag 😅
Etzebeth shouldnt be in this line up..............not brutal. Jerry Collins
I like this list and in general I agree with it. One mention I wanted to make was De Wet Barry, especially in 1 game vs Australia. He changed the game with his bone crunching tackles.
The world of tacklers is divided in 3 category, the cheaters, the bullies and the good ones.
Naaa Chabal himself knows he was afraid of Henry Tuilagi but I think Lomu edges Henry to number 1, simply due to being a freak athlete.
Etzebeth is such a titan
as is Brodie Retallic in his prime
I mean we all know etzebeth is Zlatan playing rugby in disguise
no Jerry Collins or Jerome Kaino is like a top 10 guitar greats without Eric Clapton or Jeff
Rugby is absolutely F***ing terrifying
1.Lomu 2.Bakkies 3.Chabel
Lomu is an all-time great, but not as scary. Eben and Chabal are animals
@@BrendenEngelbrecht nobody's afraid of eben
@@yeezycpt When is your standup routine, clown? :D
Lomu defensive game was par average at best ...please give us a break
Nobody feared Lomu. He was just a great runner of the ball. He couldnt tackle for shit
Chabal an Botha look good as vikings
Chabal était surnommé l'homme des caverne
@@koalarieur2100 nos Temos muito elhomme des carvene aqui
you can't have this list without jerry Collins. no-one wanted to run at him
Hard to argue with those present. Should do a re-upload with 15 and a bench of honourable mentions
Entre a este video esperando ver a Tomas Lavanini y es el primero que veo. Muy satisfecho
eben etzebeth is brutal😮
not brutal
Eben turns men into little boys😂
Nah he's a coward who picks on little players and pulls their jerseys. Never seen him picking on someone his own size
@@lancejakeman5302 Because there isn't anyone his size that doesn't want to mess with him😂😂
Nope he's unfit so causes fights to take a breather
@@staysharp4423lol
Half these players I wouldn’t rate as “most feared” just “biggest thugs” Jerry Collins & Jerome Kaino both notable ommissions
loved watching chabal! uncompromising 😈
bakkies said he feared jerry collins, who is not on the list
Jerry was hard as nails but I cant see Bakkies fearing anybody but God.He was a doorman straight from school bashing peoples brains out every night and Bernard Laporte said he was the strongest player he ever saw, no wonder every team he played for won every trophy.
@@markbrown-sb2zm bakkies said it himself
No Bakkies would not have said it even if he was perhaps thinking it.
@@dirkjordaan9044 hahaha thinking it. must have been thinking aloud. do your research
@@murraykuka9437 This is false. Please send link to where this was said. Or let me guess, you heard it from some other guy who said he heard it from another guy.
How many red cards should've been given. High tackles, clotheslines, shoulder 1st etc.
Comme la citation "le foot et un jeu de gentlemen pratiqué par des voyous et le rugby un jeux de voyous pratiqué par des gentlemens" mais Chabal étais dans les plus gros monstres avec Lavanini & Botha
Bismark du Plessis and Mamuka Gorgodze deserve at least top 5 both beasts but can't complain about Bakkies Botha at no.1
The most ever feared rugby 🏉 player of all time and by far was Jerry Collins !!! MONSTER 👿 COLLINS 🦁🦖🦈🦍🦏💥⚡️🔥💫 MayHeRestInPeace
Anyone else think prime Jerry Collins was feared.
Me
Hell yeh
Etzebeth & Chabal are terrifying.
Young Jonah Lomu was insane 😮
An interesting fact. ... Jona Lomu never scored a try against South Africa.
in 95 the boks tackled him by multiple players
but how many did he make with an offload
Not even a All Blacks fan but I'm suprised you have not added Sonny Bill Williams here
Lolz
пушка брат, не перестаю писать это
Good list for the last twenty five years. You'd have to add Richard Loe or Johan le Roux to go back another five years
Botha wasn't feared. He was just dirty.
Missing link Jerry Collins. He was brutal in tackling.
No1 eben Etzebeth 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Why is Jerry Collins not on this list?
The lions told Andrew Sheridan to follow bakkies around and basically piss him off. Big Ted had him in his pocket the whole game. He was awesome that boy.
You forgot the guy who hit Chabal so hard he went off ol Jerry Collins the battles him and Schalk Burger had were the best
Gorgodze must be here !!!!!
If there's one player there you do not want to defend, that is Jonah Lomu
I thought I recognised him. Sebastian Chabal met his Equalizer in Jerry Collins. Chabal had the ball Jerry came for him, and Chabal got rid of the ball quick smart and melted to the floor so the he didn't get hit. Jerry marked him once his reputation got built up. Jerry Collins, Tana Umaga, Richie McCaw... These were the names and faces I remember, and they all hit like tanks!
Eben Etzebeth should be 1 2 and 3
No.
@@brucefale6132 Yes
@@wouterventer4732 no
@@brucefale6132 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Classic. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
For all around ability and skills it has to be lomu surely right? He was rugby's Muhammed Ali imo
Bakkies was deadly but Eben could easily be number 1
No......Eben likes violence ,Bakkies APLLIED violence 😂the two are very different .......
Hardly...Eben was just a lot of jersey pulling and facial expressions
He's a coward when he comes up against NZ
@@lancejakeman5302 hahahaha what rubbish. NZ could never match SA physically. Eben eats youfor breaky freaky dinner🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lancejakeman5302lol just imagine😂😂😂.
Iam not afraid to face any man in this planet but i will try to avoid to face Eben the most that i can ,he is a superhuman
overated in this line up as Brodie Retallic was just as good in his prime
Chabal the Caveman !
Where are the likes of Gerry Collins? Often referred to as the hardest hitting player ever
Serge Betsen was another player who deserves an honourable mention
Josua Tuisova 💯🔥
The MOST Feared Rugby player was BRIAN LIMA "The Chiropractor", he wasnt afraid of dying in a tackle, it was "KILl or BE KILLED" in EVERY play.
Got to meet Brian Lima after a game in the 95 world cup, joined us for beer, absolute beast on the field and a gentleman after the game
Extremely dirty player..
So true, Brian always go for the kill or be killed, a freak and hardcore player.
A lot of these guys are basically enforcers rather than actual players similar to what you’d get in ice hockey they do make the game more exciting though
Brad Thorn was some enforcer and Jerry Collins was a very hard man too.
The Frenchman Picamoles should complete this list...
1.Eben, 2.Chabal,3.Henry Tuilagi
Henry tuilagi smashed chabel a few times!
The disrespect putting Lomu at 4
That stare that Sebastian chabal gave the all Black's after their haka was legendary!!! The looks on their faces was like...... OH f**K 😬💩😆👏👍
Mate what’s the sound u use I wanna use it in my TikToks
At 8:42 Chabal uses the force to hand off. Had no idea he was also a Jedi
@ben9l351 0 seconds ago he never maintained his ferocity game after game. In all games against the all Blacks he had only one hellava game