World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
The World Rugby Junior Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by the World Rugby. It is awarded to the player of the tournament in that year's World Rugby Under 20 Championship. It replaces the now defunct U21 Player of the Year and the U19 Player of the Year. From 2008 until 2013, it was the IRB Junior Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Junior Player of the Year.
List of Winners and Nominees
| Year | Winner | Other nominees | Ref |
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| 2008 | Luke Braid ( New Zealand)
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| 2009 | Aaron Cruden ( New Zealand)
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Winston Stanley  Carl Fearns  Richard Kingi
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| 2010 | Julian Savea ( New Zealand)
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Tyler Bleyendaal Robbie Coleman  Ignacio Rodriguez Muedra
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| 2011 | George Ford ( England)
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Luke Whitelock Sam Cane
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| 2012 | Jan Serfontein ( South Africa)
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 JJ Hanrahan Shaun Adendorff
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| 2013 | Sam Davies ( Wales)
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Ardie Savea Jack Clifford
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| 2014 | Handré Pollard ( South Africa)
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Garry Ringrose Tevita Li Nathan Earle
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[3] |
| 2015 | James Chisholm ( England)
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Akira Ioane Tevita Li Jonah Placid
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| 2016 | Max Deegan ( Ireland)
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Harry Mallinder Shaun Stevenson  Ataata Moeakiola Curwin Bosch
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| 2017 | Juarno Augustus ( South Africa)
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Zach Mercer Will Jordan Tiaan Falcon Gabriel Ibitoye
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Other IRB Awards
References
- ^ "Cruden named IRB Junior Player of the Year". IRB. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Savea named IRB Junior Player of the Year". IRB. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Pollard named Junior World Player of the Year". ESPN Scrum. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.