Springboks stars Handre Pollard and Thomas du Toit have been ranked amongst the best players in the United Kingdom.

The list compiled by the Telegraph ranks the best 30 players who are currently attached to a domestic team in Britain with several South African players cracking the nod.

Glasgow Warriors’ success in the United Rugby Championship has also been rewarded in the annual list with seven of Franco Smith’s stars making the cut as well as three players from Scottish rivals Edinburgh.

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While Pollard and Du Toit only miss out on the top spot to Sione Tuipulotu, there are several other South Africans who have made the cut.

Ulster-bound Northampton Saints star Juarno Augustus is one of them as he is ranked 26th overall while South African-born Scotland internationals Duhan van der Merwe and Pierre Schoeman rank 15th and 14th respectively.

Bristol Bears star Benhard Janse van Rensburg just makes the top 5 having impressed at the Premiership club since making the move from London Irish. The midfielder has been a key cog on Pat Lam’s machine and could make the step up to international rugby when he qualifies on residency grounds.

“The man is a serial winner with an ice-cool mentality on the biggest occasions,” Telegraph writer Charlie Morgan wrote of third-placed Pollard.

“His distribution, in the shape of cross-kicks and slung passes, should not be underestimated either.”

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Du Toit has been a revelation since joining Bath and enjoyed a stunning try-scoring run for Johann van Graan’s side crossing for 12 tries in his debut season.

The Springboks front rower’s impact at Bath not only has him ranked second on the overall list but has garnered glowing praise from the publication.

“Du Toit is shaping up to be one of the best Premiership signings in recent years and was immense despite Bath’s loss to Northampton at Twickenham in last season’s domestic final,” Morgan wrote.

“South Africa’s front-row depth means he must make do with a bit-part role for the Springboks. At Bath, he is very much a main man.”

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Telegraph’s 10 best players ‘in the UK right now’

10 Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors)
9 Darcy Graham (Edinburgh)
8 Maro Itoje (Saracens)
7 Juan Martín González (Saracens)
6 Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
5 Benhard Janse van Rensburg (Bristol Bears)
4 Finn Russell (Bath)
3 Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers)
2 Thomas du Toit (Bath)
1 Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors)

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