World class!

Robbie Henshaw is absolutely world class, in the sense that he would start for almost any team in the world, apart from a handful of exceptions.

What on earth has Jonathan Danty (not even a nailed on starter domestically or for France) done to earn a "world class" label?

Lukhanyo Am is world class too, but Henry Slade decidedly isn't.

Your comment is confusing because you're suggesting Am isn't world class, but you've included him in the list in your initial post.

Prompted by a post on another thread, and using the definition of best three in the world in their position, I've the following list of world class players in my opinion at this point in time:

Players unfortunate to lose out: Bongi Mbonambi, Andrew Porter, Will Skelton, Courtney Lawes, Michael Hooper and a few others. Guys like Handre Pollard and Owen Farrell have had a poor season imo.

Struggled with the half backs a little, with Faf kind of limping in because I couldn't explicitly think of someone more deserving (JGP?)

Break down by nation:

Couldn't think of any Welsh or Scottish players deserving; LRZ and Faletau probably closest, and I guess Stuart Hogg for Scotland?

Yeah, he looks a really nice player, but is he amongst the best three full backs in the world? He's not even a nailed on starter for Toulouse.

I didn't specifically have them in order in the above list, more a case of just listing who I perceive to currently be the best three in the world in the position.

But, yeah, fwiw, Willie le Roux wouldn't be in my list. He's not world class, and hasn't been for quite a few years.

Rassie probably doesn't either then as he seems to have dropped WLR out of his starting XV over the past year + as well, so maybe you should offer him some of your tactical genius.