World Rugby Player of the Year
World Rugby Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by World Rugby. It is awarded to the player who is adjudged to have been the best performer in rugby union internationals in the preceding season, from January to the final test match of the year.[1] In a year when the Rugby World Cup tournament is staged, performances in that event are also taken into account. It was ed the IRB International Player of the Year, and it is sometimes colloquially referred to as the IRB World Player of the Year. From 2007 until 2014, it was the IRB Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Player of the Year.
List of winners and nominees
Winners by Country
Multiple Nominations
Multiple Wins
Nominations by Country
Other World Rugby Awards
External links
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- ↑ "Dusautoir crowned IRB player of year". ESPNscrum. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.