World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year
The World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year is awarded by World Rugby each year. It was first awarded in 2004.
From 2004 until 2008 the award was called the IRB International Sevens Player of the Year. From 2009 until 2013, it was the IRB Sevens Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year.
List of winners
- 2004: Simon Amor (
England) - 2005: Orene Ai’i (
New Zealand) - 2006: Uale Mai (
Samoa) - 2007: Afeleke Pelenise ( New Zealand)
- 2008: DJ Forbes ( New Zealand)
- 2009: Ollie Phillips ( England)
- 2010: Mikaele Pesamino ( Samoa) (other nominees were Samoa's Lolo Lui and Alafoti Faosiliva, and England's Ben Gollings.
- 2011: Cecil Afrika (
South Africa) - 2012: Tomasi Cama ( New Zealand)
- 2013: Tim Mikkelson ( New Zealand)
- 2014: Samisoni Viriviri (
Fiji) - 2015: Werner Kok ( South Africa)
- 2016: Seabelo Senatla ( South Africa) (other nominees were Fiji's Osea Kolinisau and France's Virimi Vakatawa)
Other World Rugby Awards
- World Rugby Player of the Year
- World Rugby Team of the Year
- World Rugby Coach of the Year
- World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
- World Rugby Women's Player of the Year
- World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
- Spirit of Rugby Award
- Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
- World Rugby Referee Award for Distinguished Service
- IRB International Women's Personality of the Year
- IRB Development Award
- IRB Chairman's Award
See also
References
External links
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