# Top 10 cross-code rugby players who’ve shone in both union and league

> Jason Robinson, Andy Farrell and others have mastered rugby union and league.
- Title: Top 10 cross-code rugby players who’ve shone in both union…
- Summary: Jason Robinson, Andy Farrell and others have mastered rugby union and league. Ten players have excelled in both rugby union and league codes.
- Keywords: rugby league, rugby union, rugby world cup, wigan, sale sharks, british & irish lions, canterbury bulldogs, toulon, all blacks, nrl, melbourne storm, panasonic white knights
- Source: Rugby World — https://rugbyworld.com/news/top-10-cross-code-rugby-players-186019
- Published: 2026-10-19T08:58:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: rugby league, rugby union, rugby world cup, wigan, sale sharks, british & irish lions, canterbury bulldogs, toulon, all blacks, nrl, melbourne storm, panasonic white knights
## Rugby World Cup winner Jason Robinson
Jason Robinson won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and toured with the British & Irish Lions twice.
## Andy Farrell
Andy Farrell played for Wigan from 1991 to 2005 and coached Ireland to Six Nations titles in 2023 and 2024.
## Michael Cleary
Michael Cleary represented Australia in rugby and athletics, placing third in the 100 yards at the Commonwealth Games.
## Sonny Bill Williams
Sonny Bill Williams played rugby union, league, and sevens, winning the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and 2015.
## John Bentley
John Bentley scored over 150 tries for Leeds and Halifax before returning to rugby union.
## Jonathan Davies
Jonathan Davies signed for Widnes for £230,000 in 1989 and returned to rugby union after his career.
## Dai Young
Dai Young played for Leeds and Salford, captaining Wales at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
## Va’aiga Tuigamala
Va’aiga Tuigamala won 19 caps for Samoa and played for Wigan, winning the Premiership with London Wasps.
## Brad Thorn
Brad Thorn won the NRL three times and earned 60 caps for New Zealand in rugby union.
## Marika Koroibete
Marika Koroibete scored 16 tries in 23 games for the Melbourne Storm and won the John Eales Medal twice.
## Key takeaway

Ten players have excelled in both rugby union and league codes.