Owen Farrell voted best player by Rugby World magazine

by Frank Nickson Wednesday 3 January 2018

England international Owen Farrell has been voted the game's best player by Rugby World magazine.

Apart from Farrell, Maro Itoje also finds himself in the top 10 while Courtney Lawes is next highest-placed England player at 17th.

New Zealand fly-half Beauden Barrett - the reigning world player of the year - is second and Fiji lock Leone Nakarawa third.

Top 10: 1) Owen Farrell, 2) Beauden Barrett, 3) Leone Nakarawa, 4) Maro Itoje, 5) Israel Folau, 6) Stuart Hogg, 7) Jonathan Davies, 8) Michael Hooper, 9) Tadhg Furlong, 10) Brodie Retallick.

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