List of winners of multiple Rugby World Cups

Since the inception of the men's Rugby World Cup in 1987, a total of forty three rugby male union players have won the Rugby World Cup twice.[citation needed]

Five Australia players – John Eales, Phil Kearns, Dan Crowley, Jason Little and Tim Horan – were part of both the 1991 and 1999 Wallabies squads. They were joined by South Africa player Os du Randt, who played for the Springboks in their 1995 and 2007 victories. François Steyn became the second South African player to win the competition twice, in the 2007 and 2019 men's Rugby World Cups, after the 2023 Rugby World Cup win the number was increased to 25 South Africans.

In 2015, 14 New Zealand players won their second World Cup, having won in 2011.[1][2] Richie McCaw became the first player to captain his nation to two titles[3] and Siya Kolisi the first to captain his nation to consecutive titles away from home. As coaches, both Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith were involved in New Zealand's 2011 and 2015 victories.

List

Name Country Years won
Dan Crowley  Australia 1991, 1999
John Eales  Australia 1991, 1999
Tim Horan  Australia 1991, 1999
Phil Kearns  Australia 1991, 1999
Jason Little  Australia 1991, 1999
Os du Randt  South Africa 1995, 2007
Dan Carter  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Ben Franks  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Owen Franks  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Jerome Kaino  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Richie McCaw  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Keven Mealamu  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Ma'a Nonu  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Kieran Read  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Colin Slade  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Conrad Smith  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Victor Vito  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Sam Whitelock  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Sonny Bill Williams  New Zealand 2011, 2015
Tony Woodcock  New Zealand 2011, 2015
François Steyn  South Africa 2007, 2019
Damian de Allende  South Africa 2019, 2023
Lukhanyo Am  South Africa 2019, 2023
Faf de Klerk  South Africa 2019, 2023
Pieter-Steph du Toit  South Africa 2019, 2023
Eben Etzebeth  South Africa 2019, 2023
Steven Kitshoff  South Africa 2019, 2023
Vincent Koch  South Africa 2019, 2023
Cheslin Kolbe  South Africa 2019, 2023
Siya Kolisi  South Africa 2019, 2023
Jesse Kriel  South Africa 2019, 2023
Willie le Roux  South Africa 2019, 2023
Frans Malherbe  South Africa 2019, 2023
Makazole Mapimpi  South Africa 2019, 2023
Malcolm Marx  South Africa 2019, 2023
Bongi Mbonambi  South Africa 2019, 2023
Franco Mostert  South Africa 2019, 2023
Trevor Nyakane  South Africa 2019, 2023
Handré Pollard  South Africa 2019, 2023
Cobus Reinach  South Africa 2019, 2023
Kwagga Smith  South Africa 2019, 2023
RG Snyman  South Africa 2019, 2023
Duane Vermeulen  South Africa 2019, 2023
Damian Willemse  South Africa 2019, 2023

Country

Country Number of players
 South Africa 25
 New Zealand 14
 Australia 5
Total 44

References

  1. ^ De Menezes, Jack (1 November 2015). "RWC 2015: 14 All Blacks including Richie McCaw and Dan Carter join exclusive two-time World Cup winners' club". Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. ^ "It's only fitting that the All Blacks won the title". New Zealand Times. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. ^ Lucas, Dan (1 November 2015). "New Zealand 34–17 Australia". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.