World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year
| World Rugby Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Description | "the achievements of those involved at the highest level of the world game on the field"[1] |
| Location | Monaco (2017) |
| Presented by | World Rugby |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Currently held by | Beauden Barrett (NZL) |
| Website | www |
World Rugby Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards.[1] 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.[2] The award is presented to honour "the achievements of those involved at the highest level of the world game on the field".[1] The first World Rugby Player of the Year award was presented in London in 2001.[2] The winner receives a trophy at an annual awards ceremony.[3] The voting panel select a list of nominees who can then be voted for by players, coaches, media representatives and the public via Twitter. Informed by the vote, the panel then select the winner.[4] As of 2017[update] the voting panel comprises John Smit, George Gregan, Maggie Alphonsi, Clive Woodward, Brian O'Driscoll, Agustín Pichot, Richie McCaw and Fabien Galthié.[5]
The inaugural winner of the award was Irish hooker Keith Wood who is considered one of the greatest Ireland and British and Irish Lions players.[6][7][8] Members of the New Zealand national team (also known as the All Blacks) dominate the list of winners, having received the award on ten occasions. Two All Blacks have won the award three times – flanker Richie McCaw (2006, 2009 and 2010) and fly-half Dan Carter (2005, 2012 and 2015). Fly-half is the most successful position with six wins, followed by flanker with five. As of 2017[update], twelve of the seventeen recipients represent southern hemisphere teams. The winner of the World Rugby Player of the Year for 2017 is New Zealand's Beauden Barrett. The All Black fly-half whose 2016 award citation acknowledged his "scintillating displays" which resulted in "defences often left flat-footed by his step and turn of pace",[9] became the first player since his countryman McCaw to retain the title.[10] His 2017 citation included acknowledgement of his top-scoring performance during the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand along with his debut captaincy of his country against the Barbarians in the Killik Cup.[11][12]
List of winners and nominees
| Year | Winner | Position | Nationality | Nominees | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 
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Keith Wood 1994–2003 (Appearances: 63) |
Hooker | Ireland | George Gregan Australia – Scrum-half Brian O'Driscoll Ireland – Centre George Smith Australia – Flanker Jonny Wilkinson England – Fly-half |
[13][14] | |
| 2002 | 
|
Fabien Galthié 1991–2003 (Appearances: 64) |
Scrum-half | France | Richie McCaw New Zealand – Flanker Joe van Niekerk South Africa – Flanker Brian O'Driscoll Ireland – Centre Jason Robinson England – Wing |
[15][16] | |
| 2003 | .JPG)
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Jonny Wilkinson 1998–2011 (Appearances: 97) |
Fly-half | England | Imanol Harinordoquy France – Number 8 Richie McCaw New Zealand – Flanker Steve Thompson England – Hooker Phil Waugh Australia – Flanker |
[17][18] | |
| 2004 | 
|
Schalk Burger 2003–2015 (Appearances: 86) |
Flanker | South Africa | Serge Betsen France – Flanker Gordon D'Arcy Ireland – Centre Matt Giteau Australia – Centre Marius Joubert South Africa – Centre |
[19] | |
| 2005 | 
|
Dan Carter 2003–2015 (Appearances: 112) |
Fly-half | New Zealand | Bryan Habana South Africa – Wing Victor Matfield South Africa – Lock Richie McCaw New Zealand – Flanker Tana Umaga New Zealand – Centre |
[20][21] | |
| 2006 | .jpg)
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Richie McCaw 2001–2015 (Appearances: 148) |
Flanker | New Zealand | Dan Carter New Zealand – Fly-half Chris Latham Australia – Full-back Paul O'Connell Ireland – Lock Fourie du Preez South Africa – Scrum-half |
[22][23] | |
| 2007 | .jpg)
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Bryan Habana 2004–2016 (Appearances: 124) |
Wing | South Africa | Felipe Contepomi Argentina – Centre Juan Martín Hernández Argentina – Fly-half Yannick Jauzion France – Centre Richie McCaw New Zealand – Flanker |
[24] | |
| 2008 | 
|
Shane Williams 2000–2011 (Appearances: 91) |
Wing | Wales | Mike Blair Scotland – Scrum-half Dan Carter New Zealand – Fly-half Ryan Jones Wales – Number 8 Sergio Parisse Italy – Number 8 |
[25] | |
| 2009 |
|
Richie McCaw 2001–2015 (Appearances: 148) |
Flanker | New Zealand | Jamie Heaslip Ireland – Number 8 Brian O'Driscoll Ireland – Centre Fourie du Preez South Africa – Scrum-half François Steyn South Africa – Centre Matt Giteau Australia – Centre Tom Croft England – Flanker |
[13][22] | |
| 2010 |
|
Richie McCaw 2001–2015 (Appearances: 148) |
Flanker | New Zealand | Mils Muliaina New Zealand – Full-back Victor Matfield South Africa – Lock Imanol Harinordoquy France – Number 8 David Pocock Australia – Flanker Kurtley Beale Australia – Centre |
[22] | |
| 2011 | 
|
Thierry Dusautoir 2006–2015 (Appearances: 80) |
Flanker | France | Piri Weepu New Zealand – Scrum-half Jerome Kaino New Zealand – Flanker Ma'a Nonu New Zealand – Centre David Pocock Australia – Flanker Will Genia Australia – Scrum-half |
[15][26] | |
| 2012 |
|
Dan Carter 2003–2015 (Appearances: 112) |
Fly-half | New Zealand | Owen Farrell England – Fly-half Frédéric Michalak France – Fly-half Richie McCaw New Zealand – Flanker |
[20] | |
| 2013 | 
|
Kieran Read 2008–pres. (Appearances: 109) |
Number 8 | New Zealand | Eben Etzebeth South Africa – Lock Leigh Halfpenny Wales – Full-back Sergio Parisse Italy – Number 8 Ben Smith New Zealand – Full-back |
[27] | |
| 2014 | 
|
Brodie Retallick 2012–pres. (Appearances: 68) |
Lock | New Zealand | Willie le Roux South Africa – Full-back Julian Savea New Zealand – Wing Jonathan Sexton Ireland – Fly-half Duane Vermeulen South Africa – Number 8 |
[28] | |
| 2015 |
|
Dan Carter 2003–2015 (Appearances: 112) |
Fly-half | New Zealand | Michael Hooper Australia – Flanker Greig Laidlaw Scotland – Scrum-half David Pocock Australia – Flanker Julian Savea New Zealand – Wing Alun Wyn Jones Wales – Lock |
[29] | |
| 2016 | 
|
Beauden Barrett 2012–pres. (Appearances: 64) |
Fly-half | New Zealand | Owen Farrell England – Fly-half Maro Itoje England – Lock Billy Vunipola England – Number 8 Jamie Heaslip Ireland – Number 8 Dane Coles New Zealand – Hooker |
[30][31] | |
| 2017 |
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Beauden Barrett 2012–pres. (Appearances: 64) |
Fly-half | New Zealand | Israel Folau Australia – Full-back Owen Farrell England – Fly-half Maro Itoje England – Lock Rieko Ioane New Zealand – Wing |
[32][33] | |
Statistics
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