1. Andrew Porter – Ireland. Lions contender Porter is poised to make a sizeable impact for Ireland moving forward. The 25-year-old Leinster tighthead, who has won 32 caps, is a huge carrier, massive in the scrum and is renowned for his freakish ability in the gym.
Over a short sprint, it's likely that most NFL linemen would beat their equivalents in rugby, because NFL players train for explosive speed. Over longer distances, rugby players would win easily, because NFL players don't train for speed endurance.
Addo-Carr remains the fastest rugby league player recorded during a game after the Storm star was clocked at a blistering 38.5km/h in a 2019 clash against North Queensland.
Explosive All Blacks wing Jonah Lomu set a New Zealand rugby sprint record yesterday after a group of Auckland Blues players were summoned to repeat their regular fitness tests.
It doesn't always translate into a good rugby player on the field of play. Rugby is not a weight-lifting competition; it's a contact sport that requires speed, endurance, and explosive strength of its athletes. Many of the world's best rugby players have modest PBs on the bench press.
In 2011 Belgian scientists used lasers to measure Bolt's performance in the different stages of a 100-meter race held in September that year. They found that, 67.13 meters into the race, Bolt reached a top speed of 43.99 kilometers per hour (27.33 miles per hour).
2. Louis Rees-Zammit – Wales – 11.1 SECONDS (100M)
BRYAN HABANA – SOUTH AFRICA -10.4 SECONDS (100M)
The backs play behind the forwards and are usually more lightly built and faster. Successful backs are skilful at passing and kicking. Full-backs need to be good defenders and kickers, and have the ability to catch a kicked ball. The wingers are usually among the fastest players in a team and score many of the tries.
Strength. Strength is a critical factor for rugby, and without a doubt, a rugby player will exert more power than a football player would in a game. This is because rugby is a very contact heavy sport- so from a weightlifting point of view, rugby players are much fitter than footballers.
Isles is quicker than the world's fastest man over 20 yards, clocking 2.67 seconds to Bolt's 2.89 seconds. Isles' one-leg vertical leap is also an incredible 1.06m, which would rank him in the top 10 all time for NBA players.
Top 10 fastest NFL players in 2020 (mph)
| Player | Team | Top speed (mph) |
|---|
| Raheem Mostert | 49ers | 23.09 |
| Raheem Mostert | 49ers | 22.73 |
| Kenyan Drake | Cardinals | 22.11 |
| Jonathan Taylor | Colts | 22.05 |
Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt shows off his super speed as he runs the 40-yard dash at the Super Bowl, which would be a record for NFL players at the combine.
Current ContractCarlin Isles signed a 2 year, $930,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, including an average annual salary of $465,000.
