IRB Awards

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The IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001. The International Rugby Players' Association also gives out two awards, for Try of the Year and Special Merit, as a part of the programme.

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2007

  • IRB International Player of the Year: Bryan Habana,  South Africa
  • IRB International Team of the Year:  South Africa
  • IRB International Coach of the Year: Jake White,  South Africa
  • IRB Under-19 Player of the Year: Robert Fruean,  New Zealand
  • IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Afeleke Pelenise,  New Zealand
  • IRB Sevens Team of the Year:  New Zealand
  • IRB Women's Personality of the Year: Sarah Corrigan, referee, Australia Australia
    In 2007, she became the first woman ever to referee in an IRB 15-man tournament outside of the Women's Rugby World Cup when she took charge of the match between  Zimbabwe and  Canada in the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship.
  • IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Dick Byres, retired, Australia Australia
    After refereeing 14 Tests, he was a charter member of the IRB Referee Selector panel when it was formed in 1997, and was the longest-serving member of the panel when he retired in 2007.
  • Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: José María Epalza,  Spain
    After a playing career that saw him earn 38 caps for  Spain, and coaching the Spanish national team from 1986 to 1990, he went on to a distinguished career in rugby administration, serving in several key posts in the Spanish Rugby Federation and FIRA–AER.
  • Spirit of Rugby Award: Nicolas Pueta,  Argentina
    Pueta regularly plays club rugby despite having a congenital femoral deficiency that meant that his left leg never grew to the same size as his right one.
  • IRPA Try of the Year: Takudzwa Ngwenya,  United States
  • IRPA Special Merit Award: Fabien Pelous,  France
    Pelous is the most-capped player in France history, and also the most-capped lock ever.
  • IRB Development Award: Jacob Thompson, Jamaica Jamaica
    Ever since returning home to Jamaica from England in the 1970s, Thompson has tirelessly worked to promote the sport in his homeland. He has been president of the Jamaica Rugby Union since 1999.

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2003

  • IRB International Player of the Year in assoc. with Heineken: Jonny Wilkinson  England
  • IRB International Team of the Year:  England
  • IRB International Coach of the Year: Sir Clive Woodward  England
  • IRB International U19 Player of the Year: Jean Baptiste Payras  France
  • IRB International U21 Player of the Year in assoc. with Waterford Crystal: Ben Atiga  New Zealand
  • IRB International Sevens Team of the Year:  New Zealand
  • IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Michael & Linda Collinson  Swaziland
  • IRB Award for Distinguished Service: Bob Stuart  Australia
  • IRB Referee Distinguished Service Award: Derek Bevan  Wales
  • IRB International Women's Personality of the Year: Kathy Flores  United States
  • IRB Development Award: Tan Theany & Philippe Monnin
  • IRB Chairman's Award: Vernon Pugh  Wales

2002

  • IRB Player of the Year, in assoc. with Heineken: Fabien Galthié  France
  • IRB International Team of the Year:  France
  • IRB International Coach of the Year: Bernard Laporte  France
  • IRB International U19 Player of the Year: Luke McAlister  New Zealand
  • IRB International U21 Player of the Year, in assoc. with Waterford: Pat Barnard  South Africa
  • IRB International Sevens Team of the Year:  New Zealand
  • IRB International Women's Player of the Year: Monique Hirovanaa  New Zealand
  • IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Colin Hawke  New Zealand
  • IRB Distinguished Services Award: Allan Hosie  Scotland
  • IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Old Christians Club  Uruguay
  • IRB Development Award: John Broadfoot  England
  • IRB Chairman's Awards: Bill Mclaren, George Pippos (posthumously)

2001

  • IRB Player of the Year, in assoc. with Heineken: Keith Wood Ireland
  • IRB International Team of the Year:  Australia
  • IRB International Coach of the Year: Rod Macqueen  Australia
  • IRB International Young Player of the Year: Gavin Henson  Wales
  • IRB International Women's Player of the Year: Shelley Rae  England
  • IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Ed Morrison  England
  • IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Tim Grandadge  India
  • IRB Distinguished Service Award: Tom Kiernan (Ireland)
  • IRB Development Award: Jorge Brasceras  Uruguay
  • IRB Chairman's Awards: Kath McLean, Sir Terry McLean, Albert Ferrasse, John Eales
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