NZ Rugby Awards 2025

[Bovidae]

The finalists have been announced. Savea has his fans.

https://www.nzrugby.co.nz/news-and-events/latest-news/new-news-post-21

Some of the major categories:

DHL Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year
Will Jordan (Crusaders)
Du'Plessis Kirifi (Hurricanes)
Ardie Savea (Moana Pasifika)

Sky Super Rugby Aupiki Player of the Year
Amy du Plessis (Matatū)
Braxton Sorensen-McGee (Blues)
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (Blues)

Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year
Dylan Collier
Tone Ng Shiu
Frank Vaenuku

Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year
Michaela Brake
Jorja Miller
Risi Pouri-Lane

New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year
Oli Mathis (Waikato)
Dylan Pledger (Otago)
Braxton Sorensen-McGee (Auckland)

Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year
Kurt Eklund (Ngāti Kahu)
Quinn Tupaea (Ngaati Tiipa, Ngaati Amaru)
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (Ngāpuhi/Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa/Ngāti Porou)

All Blacks Player of the Year
Fabian Holland
Cam Roigard
Ardie Savea
Quinn Tupaea

Black Ferns Player of the Year
Jorja Miller
Kaipo Olsen-Baker
Georgia Ponsonby
Braxton Sorensen-McGee

[mariner4life]

@Bovidae said in NZ Rugby Awards 2025:

All Blacks Player of the Year
Fabian Holland
Cam Roigard
Ardie Savea
Quinn Tupaea

Fern MoTM polling for the year

Holland = 10 points (6th)
Roigard = 15 Points (2nd)
Savea = 1 point (23rd=)
Tupaea = 6 points (13th=)

[antipodean]

@Bovidae said in NZ Rugby Awards 2025:

DHL Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year
Will Jordan (Crusaders)
Du'Plessis Kirifi (Hurricanes)
Ardie Savea (Moana Pasifika)

I'm not going to be so churlish as to argue against that. All three had a very big, positive impact for their SR teams.

AB's, not so much.

[gt12]

@antipodean

Based on Super performance- and accepting that Ardie gets away with murder at times there - I cant see why he wouldn’t win that award.

All Black of the year should be Roigard by a few lengths on Holland. If Savea wins that, its a joke.

[gt12]

And, I personally am not quite sure that Tupaea has played enough to get the award, but as a come back story he has been fucking brilliant and has clearly taken the ALB spot in the team. I’m fascinated to see whether he plays 13 for the Chiefs next year. If we have alignment that’s where he should be.

[Bovidae]

Tupaea should win the Tom French but the four players for AB POTY don't seem to match reality.

[reprobate]

Codie Taylor was our best.
And Jordie was our best back.
Can't even get competence at the awards.

Savea fair enough in Super for sure.

[Grooter]

@reprobate yeah I find it odd Codie isn't nominated in 1 or 2 of these awards eh

[Dan54]

Pretty relaxed with Abs nominated, though I think (only my opinion) it's really between Holland and Roigard. I wouldn't of been surprised if Lakai got nominated but not overly upset about it.

[nostrildamus]

DMac had one inspiring innings off the bench too but overall thought the backs were up and mostly down.

[sparky]

Ardie Savea winning All Black of the year would be jaw-dropping, but he's a better shout for Super Rugby Player of the Year.

Cam Roigard deserves the AB of year award.

[canefan]

Sorensen McGee is an excitement machine, she has almost Cullenesque balance with the ball in hand. Regardless of whether she wins an award or not she is the future

[SouthernMann]

As much as I want Pledger to win the Age Grade gong, it has to be McGee. She has done way more at the highest level she can play.

[Bovidae]

It would be a big surprise if Sorensen-McGee didn't win the Age Grade player, and probably the Aupiki POTY too. That would mean she is a good chance to win the Kel Tremain.

[Steven Harris]

Award for Bunnings Npc player of the year
Tom Christie Canterbury
Dillion Pledger Otago
Lucas Casey Otago

Tom Chistie takes this one out for me