NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021
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Some of World Rugby's award winners have been announced.
World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year 2021
Will Jordan (New Zealand)World Rugby Coach of the Year 2021
Simon Middleton (England Women)International Rugby Players Men’s Try of the Year
Damian Penaud (France, v Scotland on 26 March)International Rugby Players Women’s Try of the Year
Emilie Boulard (France, v Wales on 3 April)The other awards will be announced during this week.
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@daffy-jaffy what reaction
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World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
Players from seven nations – Australia, England, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and South Africa – have been selected in the Dream Team by the World Rugby Awards Panel with all four of the Men’s 15s Player of the Year nominees included. The players selected boast a combined 850 caps for their countries with the world champion Springboks having the most representatives with five, followed by New Zealand with three.
- Wyn Jones (Wales)
- Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
- Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
- Siya Kolisi (South Africa)
- Michael Hooper (Australia)
- Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
- Antoine Dupont (France)
- Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
- Makazole Mapimpi (South Africa)
- Samu Kerevi (Australia)
- Lukhanyo Am (South Africa)
- Will Jordan (New Zealand)
- Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
World Rugby Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
Six nations are represented in the Dream Team with Canada, Italy, New Zealand and Wales each providing one player in a selection dominated by England and France, the two most successful teams in women’s rugby in 2021. With a total of 539 caps across the Dream Team, France provides six players, one more than England with all four Women’s 15s Player of the Year nominees making the cut.
- Annaëlle Deshayes (France)
- Agathe Sochat (France)
- Sarah Bern (England)
- Safi N’Diaye (France)
- Abbie Ward (England)
- Zoe Aldcroft (England)
- Karen Paquin (Canada)
- Poppy Cleall (England)
- Laure Sansus (France)
- Caroline Drouin (France)
- Abby Dow (England)
- Beatrice Rigoni (Italy)
- Stacey Fluhler (New Zealand)
- Caroline Boujard (France)
- Jasmine Joyce (Wales)
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8 nations I think you’ll find
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@daffy-jaffy did Beaudy call him Jill?
@voodoo yeah is very odd indeed.
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@mikethesnow said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:
8 nations I think you’ll find
They can't count. Easy to forget Scotland though!
That would be one of the smallest loose forward trios with three no.7s.
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@taniwharugby said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:
@daffy-jaffy did Beaudy call him Jill?
@voodoo yeah is very odd indeed.
The worst thing though, is that I can't even complain about anyone missing out. Pretty telling!
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@bovidae said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:
That would be one of the smallest loose forward trios with three no.7s.
so like the AB backrow then!
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World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year 2021: Marcos Moneta (Argentina)
Marcos Moneta had shown glimpses of his potential on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020, but it was at the Olympic Games in Tokyo that he announced his name to the watching world with six tries to finish as top try-scorer as Argentina won the bronze medal. The 21-year-old, a Youth Olympic Games gold medallist in 2018, scored his tries at key moments, not least a double in the quarter-finals as the six – and for a period five – men of Argentina held off South Africa to keep their medal hopes alive. Moneta is the first Argentinian to win the accolade.
Nominees: Napolioni Bolaca (Fiji), Scott Curry (New Zealand), Jiuta Wainiqolo (Fiji)
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year 2021: Anne-Cécile Ciofani (France)
The first French player nominated for the award, Anne-Cécile Ciofani breaks the dominance of Australia and New Zealand in this category. The 27-year-old was in inspired form in 2021, scoring seven tries in the World Rugby Sevens Repechage to book France’s ticket to Tokyo 2020 and enable her to follow in her parents’ footsteps as an Olympian. Ciofani crossed for seven tries in Tokyo, only failing to do so in the opening match against Fiji, as France claimed a deserved silver medal.
Nominees: Sarah Hirini (New Zealand), Alowesi Nakoci (Fiji), Reapi Ulunisau (Fiji)
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Just catching up with this thread.
Didn't Jordan breakthrough last year?
BB the best 10? It's not 2016. I saw on another poll somewhere they had BB and Mo in the top 10 players - I thin their selection method was pull names out of the hat.
Did I fall asleep during matches this year? Why is Ardie getting rated so highly, he didn't have abad year but over 12 months it's not like he was outstanding in comparison to the other NZ loosies. He didn't get close in the Fern MOTM poll even with the Canes fans voting block.
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@nepia said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:
Just catching up with this thread.
Didn't Jordan breakthrough last year?
I think I read somewhere they didn't have any awards last year so it's a bit of a two-year composite.
But, Will had a bit of a mixed bag in his two tests in 2020.
First game he came on, got a head knock and left again - after five minutes.
Second game he came on - snapped up two quick opportunist tries - sealed a bonus point - and won the Championship!
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Hard to argue with:
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2021 New Zealand Rugby Awards:
Referee of Year: Ben O'Keeffe (Auckland)
Charles Monro volunteer of year: Peter Chaplin (Canterbury)
Steinlager Salver: Anna Richards (Auckland)
NZRPA Kirk Award: Melodie Robinson (Auckland)
Age-grade Player of Year: Josh Lord (Taranaki)
Heartland Championship Player of Year: Willie Wright (South Canterbury)
Duane Monkley Medal (NPC): Stephen Perofeta (Taranaki)
Fiao'o Faamausili Medal (FPC): Krystal Murray (Northland)
National Coach of Year: Ross Filipo (Waikato NPC)
New Zealand Coach of Year: Cory Sweeney and Allan Bunting (Black Ferns sevens)
Super Rugby Player of Year: Richie Mo'unga (Canterbury)
Tom French Memorial Māori Player of Year: Sarah Hirini (Manawatū)
Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of Year: Scott Curry (Bay of Plenty)
Black Ferns Sevens Player of Year: Sarah Hirini (Manawatū)
Black Ferns Player of Year: Kennedy Simon (Waikato)
All Blacks Player of Year: Ardie Savea (Wellington)
National Team of Year: Crusaders
Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of Year: Sarah Hirini (Manawatū)
NZ team of the year: Black Ferns 7s
