If we picked by the popularity of the sport, it would be a footballer everytime. You have to pick on account a person's impact on the sport, which is why most people picked Ponting as cricketer of the year. Wilkinson pretty much single handedly won his side the World Cup. And unlike Australia in cricket, England is not the best rugby team. Its like if Shane Bond had almost single handedly won New Zealand the World Cup.
And who watches rugby? More people globally than most US sports.
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