World Rugby Player of the Year

World Rugby Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by World Rugby.^[1] In a year when the Rugby World Cup tournament is staged, performances in that event are also taken into account. It was called 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

Year	Winner	Position	Other nominees
2001	Keith Wood ( Ireland)	Hooker	George Gregan (Scrum-half) Brian O'Driscoll (Centre) George Smith (Flanker) Jonny Wilkinson (Fly-half)
2002	Fabien Galthié ( France)	Scrum-half	Richie McCaw (Flanker) Joe van Niekerk (Flanker) Brian O'Driscoll (Centre) Jason Robinson (Wing)
2003	Jonny Wilkinson ( England)	Fly-half	Imanol Harinordoquy (Number 8) Richie McCaw (Flanker) Steve Thompson (Hooker) Phil Waugh (Flanker)
2004	Schalk Burger ( South Africa)	Flanker	Serge Betsen (Flanker) Gordon D'Arcy (Centre) Matt Giteau (Centre) Marius Joubert (Centre)
2005	Dan Carter ( New Zealand)	Fly-half	Bryan Habana (Wing) Victor Matfield (Lock) Richie McCaw (Flanker) Tana Umaga (Centre)
2006	Richie McCaw ( New Zealand)	Flanker	Dan Carter (Fly-half) Chris Latham (Fullback) Paul O'Connell (Lock) Fourie du Preez (Scrum-half)
2007	Bryan Habana ( South Africa)	Wing	Felipe Contepomi (Centre) Juan M. Hernández (Fly-half) Yannick Jauzion (Centre) Richie McCaw (Flanker)
2008	Shane Williams ( Wales)	Wing	Mike Blair (Scrum-half) Dan Carter (Fly-half) Ryan Jones (Number 8) Sergio Parisse (Number 8)
2009	Richie McCaw ( New Zealand)	Flanker	Jamie Heaslip Brian O'Driscoll Fourie du Preez Francois Steyn Matt Giteau Tom Croft
2010	Richie McCaw ( New Zealand)	Flanker	Mils Muliaina Victor Matfield Imanol Harinordoquy David Pocock Kurtley Beale
2011	Thierry Dusautoir ( France)^[2]	Flanker	Piri Weepu Jerome Kaino Ma'a Nonu David Pocock Will Genia
2012	Dan Carter ( New Zealand)	Fly-half	Owen Farrell Frederic Michalak Richie McCaw
2013	Kieran Read ( New Zealand)	Number 8	Eben Etzebeth Leigh Halfpenny Sergio Parisse Ben Smith
2014	Brodie Retallick ( New Zealand)	Lock	Willie le Roux Julian Savea Jonathan Sexton Duane Vermeulen
2015	Dan Carter ( New Zealand)	Fly-half	Michael Hooper Greig Laidlaw David Pocock Julian Savea Alun Wyn Jones
2016	Beauden Barrett ( New Zealand)	Fly-half	Owen Farrell Maro Itoje Billy Vunipola Jamie Heaslip Dane Coles

Multiple Wins

3	Richie McCaw	New Zealand
3	Dan Carter	New Zealand

Winners by Country

9	New Zealand
2	South Africa
2	France
1	Wales
	Ireland
	England

Wins by position

5	Flanker
5	Fly-half
2	Wing
1	Hooker
	Lock
	Number 8
	Scrum-half

Multiple Nominations

8	Richie McCaw	New Zealand
5	Dan Carter	New Zealand
3	Brian O'Driscoll	Ireland
David Pocock	Australia
2	Fourie du Preez	South Africa
Owen Farrell	England
Matt Giteau	Australia
Bryan Habana	South Africa
Imanol Harinordoquy	France
Jamie Heaslip	Ireland
Victor Matfield	South Africa
Sergio Parisse	Italy
Julian Savea	New Zealand
Jonny Wilkinson	England

Nominations by Country

24	New Zealand
13	South Africa
12	Australia
9	England
9	Ireland
7	France
4	Wales
2	Argentina
	Italy
	Scotland

Other World Rugby Awards

World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year

References

↑ "Intergnational Rugby Board - IRB Awards". Irb.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
↑ "Dusautoir crowned IRB player of year". ESPNscrum. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

External links

Official IRB website: Awards

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