World & NZ Rugby Awards 2018

[Stargazer]

@bones said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

I'm taking it the French Womens side had a good year?

They won the Grand Slam in the Women's Six Nations.

[Bovidae]

I'm surprised that Faamausili is the NZ player in that list. Sure, it's a good story about her coming out of retirement but a player like Cocksedge has been far more influential.

[Nepia]

Barrett.Lol. Are they all drunk?

[Rancid Schnitzel]

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• Award for Distinguished Service: former Japanese prime minister and current president of the Japan Rugby Football Union Yoshirō Mori

• Award for Character: Doddie Weir

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• Spirit of Rugby Award: Jamie Armstrong and The Clan

• International Rugby Players Special Merit Award: Stephen Moore and DJ Forbes

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• Women's Sevens Player of the Year: Michaela Blyde

• Men's Sevens Player of the Year: Perry Baker (USA)

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year: Aphiwe Dyantyi

All nominees were deserving IMO, but disappointed Karl Tu'inukuafe didn't get the award.

[KiwiMurph]

@stargazer it was always going to be Dyantyi.

[Stargazer]

@kiwimurph Why?

[Machpants]

Yeah doesn't get a bigger break through than no contract to world's (second) best team in a year!

[KiwiMurph]

@stargazer because he was a constant starter for the Boks this year and in his first year established himself as one of the world's best wingers (as Rieko did last year). Karl T is a wonderful story but was on the bench half the time.

[Bovidae]

Sexton will win the POTY.

[Stargazer]

@bovidae Yeah, I expect that, too.

[Machpants]

Yup rightly so, he's been immense (and calm)

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• Try of the Year: Brodie Retallick

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[Hooroo]

@stargazer That really was a peach of a try

[sparky]

This beauty won Try of the Year:

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• Referee of the Year: Angus Gardner

Good on him, after being thrown under the bus by WR earlier this year.

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• Coach of the Year: Joe Schmidt

Well-deserved!

[sparky]

Player of the year really should be Tadhg Furlong, by far Ireland's most important player.