World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2016
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Announced today:
- World Rugby Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen
- World Rugby Team of the Year: All Blacks
- World Rugby Men's Player of the Year: Beauden Barrett
- World Rugby Women's Player of the Year: England's Sarah Hunter
- World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year: Blitzboks player Seabelo Senatla
- World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year: Australia's Charlotte Caslick
- World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year: Englands' Maro Itoje
- IRPA Special Merit Award: Springboks legend Jean de Villiers, for his continued services to rugby
- IRPA Try of the Year: Jamie Heaslip
- Referee of the Year: jointly won by Alhambra Nievas and Rasta Rasivhenge
- Award for Character: Rugby Opens Borders
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@Stargazer dunno about ALB, as good as he has been for the ABs he didn't really stand out as much for the Chiefs, I think I'd of gone for Ardie before ALB, but haven't seen enough of Itoje to compare anyway.
I'd of likely gone with Coles over BB too.
Also, that 'Special Merit Award' needs a name change!
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@taniwharugby Ardie was good for the Canes but has missed a lot of the SR season for the Canes due to his stint with the NZ7s team. His 7s performance was average. Also didn't shine for the ABs like ALB. ALB over Ardie every day of the week to me. I find a great performance for the ABs more important than a great performance for the Canes.
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Itoje has been an absolute beast this year. Backed up 6Ns form with a fantastic Aussie series. Well deserved IMO.
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Rasta is a 7s ref.
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@Stargazer said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
World Rugby Team of the Year: All Blacks
Wow. Totally ignored the two teams with an Olympic Gold medal and World Series.
RIGGED!
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@mooshld said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
Just hit up you tube for the try of the year. Its a good team try but its against Italy. I was hoping for something a bit more spectacular I guess.
Of the nominations it was the best one but I probably would have selected some other finalists
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@Stargazer Terrible camera work on all of these. Who wants to watch rugby from behind the posts?!
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@NTA said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
@Stargazer said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
World Rugby Team of the Year: All Blacks
Wow. Totally ignored the two teams with an Olympic Gold medal and World Series.
RIGGED!
As has been said: we are the Mossad of World Rugby
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@TeWaio said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
@Stargazer Terrible camera work on all of these. Who wants to watch rugby from behind the posts?!
I do.
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The news reports kept saying it was Jamie Heaslip' try against France, so I thought they were talking about this one -
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@Pot-Hale That's a fine try but just a tad old for the 2016 TOTY.
I thought this years one was excellent and I've seen much better than the TJP one. The selection criteria must include the length of play needed to fit in a short video.
