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The tallest players at Rugby World Cup 2019

Tallest players at the rugby world cup

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 10: Allan Alaalatoa, Rory Arnold and Marika Koroibete of the Wallabies sing the Australian national anthem during the 2019 Rugby Championship Test Match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at Optus Stadium on August 10, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

The Wallabies are set to field the tallest player at the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan in lock Rory Arnold.

At 2.08 metres has two centimetres on the Springboks baby-faced behemoth Lood de Jager.

Arnold forms half of a lock pairing noted as the tallest in the history of Australian rugby with his locking partner Adam Coleman measuring 2.04 metres tall.

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The Tallest players at the Rugby World Cup: Adam Coleman of the Wallabies runs the ball to score a try during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and Manu Samoa at Bankwest Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

The 29-year-old Arnold was first capped by Australia in 2016, three years after stirring up controversy during a stint in the Currie Cup in South Africa with Griquas. Arnold was accused of biting a defender in the process of scoring a try and was suspended but the decision was later overturned.

Arnold is tied with former Springbok Andries Bekker as the second-tallest men to ever play in Super Rugby behind Cheetahs lock JP du Preez. Du Preez has not played international rugby.

The tallest player in Rugby World Cup history axed

Ireland lock Devin Toner is the tallest player recently active in Test rugby but missed out on Joe Schmidt’s squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He is an incredible 2,1 metres tall but simply couldn’t perform the role his coach needed to fill. Toner is the tallest player to over play at the Rugby World Cup.

The tallest players at Rugby World Cup 2019: Ireland’s lock Jean Kleyn (L) is tackled by Italy’s hooker Oliviero Fabiani (R) during the 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up rugby union match between Ireland and Italy at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, on August 10, 2019. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP)

South African-born Irish lock Jean Kleyn stands out at the tallest member of the Ireland squad at 2,03m although Leinster lock James Ryan matches the former Stormers man’s ample height.

The All Blacks tallest player, Brodie Retallick, is unlikely to be fit for the opening match against the Springboks who have not deployed their second-tallest man, De Jager.

The Tallest players at Rugby World Cup 2019:: RG Snyman of South Africa runs with the ball during South Africa Captains Run at Padre Ernesto Martearena Stadium on August 9, 2019 in Salta, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images)

The Boks have included man-mountain RG Snyman on the bench. Snyman is the second-tallest player at Rugby World Cup 2019 standing 2,07 metres tall. The Springboks will start the match with their two shortest locks, although at 2,03 metres tall Eben Etzebeth is hardly tiny.

In the group stages the Springboks should hold an advantage over Canada, Italy and neighbours Namibia. Nambia’s vice-captain Tijiuee Uanivi is their tallest player at just over 2 metres.

James Richardson

James is a sport and lifestyle journalist based in Cape Town. He was the editor of Cricket365 from 2016 until joining the staff of The South African in November of 2018. He has been published in the SA Cricket Magazine and on Cricbuzz.

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