All Blacks Duo, Four Black Ferns Shine in 2025 World Rugby Dream Teams

All Blacks

25/11/2025By: Lynn McConnell

Halfback Cam Roigard and fullback Will Jordan are the only All Blacks included in World Rugby's Men's 15s Dream Team of the Year for 2025, while four Black Ferns, second five-eighths Sylvia Brunt, wing Braxton Sorensen-McGee, No8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker and flanker Jorja Miller made the Women's Dream Team.

South Africa, the world's No. 1 side, dominates the men's selection with six players, while women's world champions England have seven in the women's team.

South Africa dominated the men's game during the year, winning the Rugby Championship for the first time in consecutive years and retaining their No1 world ranking. However, their numbers on the men's side were down from the seven they had last year.

Hooker Malcolm Marx, prop Ox Nche, flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, and wing Cheslin Kolbe were members of the 2024 Dream team along with Jordan.

The men's team is: 1.Ox Nche (South Africa), 2.Malcolm Marx (South Africa), 3.Thomas du Toit (South Africa), 4.Maro Itoje (England), 5.Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), 6.Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa), 7.Tom Curry (England), 8.Harry Wilson (Australia), 9.Cam Roigard (New Zealand), 10.Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa), 11. Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France), 12.Len Ikitau (Australia), 13.Huw Jones (Scotland), 14.Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa), 15.Will Jordan (New Zealand).

The women's team is: 1.Hannah Botterman (England), 2.Emily Tuttosi (Canada), 3.Maud Muir (England), 4.Sophie de Goede (Canada), 5.Abbie Ward (England), 6.Alex Matthews (England), 7.Jorja Miller (New Zealand), 8.Kaipo Olsen-Baker (New Zealand), 9.Justine Pelletier (Canada), 10.Zoe Harrison (England), 11. Joanne Grisez (France), 12.Sylvia Brunt (New Zealand), 13.Megan Jones (England), 14.Braxton Sorensen-McGee (New Zealand), 15.Ellie Kildunne (England).