World & NZ Rugby Awards 2018

[Bovidae]

You would expect them to win the team of the year at next week's NZ Rugby Awards now.

[Machpants]

39 wins in a row is pretty amazing, esp as other countries take 7s seriously since it's Olympic

[Stargazer]

2018 ASB RUGBY AWARD NOMINEES

Sky Television Fan’s Try of the Year – Top Three Finalists
Kelly Brazier (Black Ferns Sevens)
Chris Hala’ufia (St Peter's College)
Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders)

New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year
Glen Jackson (Bay of Plenty)
Richard Kelly (Taranaki)
Rebecca Mahoney (Wairarapa Bush)

Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year
Irene Eruera-Taiapa (Horowhenua Kapiti)
Steve Webling (Taranaki)
Kim Wheeler (King Country)

New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year
Sam Darry (Canterbury)
Tom Christie (Canterbury)
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane ( Ta$man)
Kaleb Trask (Bay of Plenty)

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship Player of the Year
Craig Clare (Wanganui)
Brett Ranga (Thames Valley)
Willie Wright (South Canterbury)

Duane Monkley Medal
TJ Faiane (Auckland)
Luke Romano (Canterbury)
Fletcher Smith (Waikato)

Fiao’o Faamausili Medal
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
Krysten Cottrell (Hawke’s Bay)
Jackie Patea-Fereti (Wellington)

ASB National Coach of the Year
Alama Ieremia (Auckland)
Kieran Kite (Canterbury Women)
Scott Robertson (Crusaders)

ASB New Zealand Coach of the Year
Allan Bunting (Black Ferns Sevens)
Steve Hansen (All Blacks)
Clark Laidlaw (All Blacks Sevens)

Investec Super Rugby Player of the Year
Solomon Alaimalo (Chiefs)
Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders)
Matt Todd (Crusaders)

Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year
Sarah Goss (Ngati Kahungunu)
Rieko Ioane (Ngapuhi / Te Whanau a Apanui)
Codie Taylor (Ngati Raukawa / Muaupoko)

Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year
Scott Curry (Bay of Plenty)
Vilimoni Koroi (Otago)
Regan Ware (Bay of Plenty)

Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year
Michaela Blyde (Bay of Plenty)
Kelly Brazier (Bay of Plenty)
Sarah Goss (Manawatu)

New Zealand Rugby Women’s Player of the Year
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
Aroha Savage (Counties Manukau)
Selica Winiata (Manawatu)

Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
Richie Mo’unga (Canterbury)
Brodie Retallick (Hawke’s Bay)
Codie Taylor (Canterbury)

adidas National Team of the Year
Auckland
Crusaders
Thames Valley

adidas New Zealand Team of the Year
All Blacks
All Blacks Sevens
Black Ferns Sevens

Steinlager Salver for Outstanding Contribution to New Rugby
Announced on 13 December

NZRPA Kirk Award
Announced on 13 December

The ASB Rugby Awards judging panel is: Graham Mourie, Matt Sexton, Mike Eagle, Dr Farah Palmer and Tony Johnson

Back-to-back Rugby World Cup Sevens champions and Commonwealth Games Gold medallists the Black Ferns Sevens and the All Blacks Sevens, and the world number one ranked All Blacks, are nominated for the adidas New Zealand team of the year while the Crusaders, Auckland and Thames Valley are shortlisted for a new adidas National team of the year award at the ASB Rugby Awards on December 13.

I assume, with "national", they mean "domestic"?

http://www.allblacks.com/News/33528/2018-asb-rugby-award-nominations-announced

[Bovidae]

Separation of national and domestic teams is a good thing because the Chiefs should have won the team of the year award in 2012. Usually the ABs win by default.

WTF? Where's BBBR's try in the first category?

[Derm McCrum]

@stargazer

Unbelievable - not a single nomination for Joe Schmidt or Jacob Stockdale...

[Stargazer]

@bovidae Obviously BBBR's try didn't get enough votes. I expect Kelly Brazier's awesome try will win; it was the gold medal winner(CommonWealth Games) and absolutely brilliant.

Don't think the ABs will win this year, and they don't deserve to. Black Ferns 7s should get the NZ team of the year award. Crusaders probably the National team of the year award, although Thames Valley makes a good chance, too.

[Bovidae]

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

@bovidae Obviously BBBR's try didn't get enough votes. I expect Kelly Brazier's awesome try will win; it was the gold medal winner(CommonWealth Games) and absolutely brilliant.

It should be the easy winner.

Obviously there must have been an online vote at some stage.

While I don't take these awards too seriously I am puzzled with some of the selections. Christie as one of the age group players is taking the piss.

[Stargazer]

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

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

@bovidae Obviously BBBR's try didn't get enough votes. I expect Kelly Brazier's awesome try will win; it was the gold medal winner(CommonWealth Games) and absolutely brilliant.

While I don't take these awards too seriously I am puzzled with some of the selections. Christie as one of the age group players is taking the piss.

Agree 100%. IMO Devan Flanders should have been nominated instead.

[Bovidae]

@stargazer Or Plummer.

[Stargazer]

Halberg Awards Nominees

Sportsman of the Year - Nominees
Brodie Retallick (Rugby Union)
Codie Taylor (Rugby Union)
David Andrew Liti (Olympic Weightlifting)
David Nyika (Boxing)
George Bennett (Cycling)
Michael Venus (Tennis)
Nico Porteous (Freeskiing)
Paddy Chapman (Croquet)
Patrick Bevin (Cycling)
Richie Mo'unga (Rugby Union)
Ross Taylor (Cricket)
Sam Gaze (Cycling)
Sam Webster (Cycling)
Scott Dixon (Motorsport)
Scott McLaughlin (Motorsport)
Steven Kent (Surf Life Saving)
Tim Robertson (Orienteering)
Tomas Walsh (Athletics)

Sportswoman of the Year - Nominees
Abby Erceg (Football)
Alana Barber (Athletics)
Caitlin Ryan (Canoe Racing)
Eliza McCartney (Athletics)
Evie Corrigan (Powerlifting)
Jo Edwards MNZM (Bowls)
Joelle King (Squash)
Jonelle Price (Equestrian)
Julia Ratcliffe (Athletics)
Kendra Cocksedge (Rugby Union)
Lisa Carrington (Canoe Racing)
Lydia Ko (Golf)
Marquita Gelderman (Orienteering)
Michaela Blyde (Rugby Union)
Olivia Eaton (Surf Life Saving)
Rushlee Buchanan (Cycling)
Ruth Croft (Athletics)
Sarah Goss (Rugby Union)
Stacey Michelsen (Hockey)
Suzie Bates (Cricket)
Valerie Adams (Athletics)
Zoe Sadowski-Synnott (Snowboarding)

Para Athlete/Team of the Year - Nominees
Adam Hall (Para Alpine Skiing)
Aotearoa NZ Para Waka Ama V12 (Para Waka Ama)
Commonwealth Games Para-Triples - Barry Wynks, Bruce Wakefield and Mark Noble (Para Bowls)
Corey Peters (Para Alpine Skiing)
Holly Robinson (Para Athletics)
Michael Johnson (Para Shooting)
Nicole Murray (Para Cycling)
Rachel Maia (Para Climbing)
Scott Martlew (Para Canoe Racing)
Sophia Pascoe (Para Swimming)

Team of the Year - Nominees
All Black Sevens (Rugby Union)
Black Ferns Sevens (Rugby Union)
Women's Doubles - Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy (Squash)
Men’s Double Scull - John Storey and Chris Harris (Rowing)
Men’s Team Sprint – Eddie Dawkins, Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster (Cycling)
NZ Indoor Cricket 17 years and under boys (Indoor Cricket)
NZ Junior Black Fins Surf Life Saving)
NZ Underwater Hockey Men (Underwater Hockey)
NZ Underwater Hockey Women (Underwater Hockey)
NZ Football Under 17 Women (Football)
NZ Women’s Kayaking Team (Canoe Racing)
Vantage Black Sticks Women (Hockey)
Women’s Double Scull - Brooke Donoghue and Olivia Loe (Rowing)
Women’s Pair - Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler (Rowing)

Coach of the Year - Nominees
Allan Bunting (Rugby Union)
Chris Waller (Horse Racing)
Clark Laidlaw (Rugby Union)
Dale Stevenson (Athletics)
Eugene Bareman (Mixed Martial Arts)
Gordon Walker (Canoe Racing)
Jason Pocock (Surf Life Saving)
Jeremy McColl (Athletics)
Joe Schmidt (Rugby Union)
Kiwi Campbell (Waka Ama)
Leon Birnie (Football)
Marcelo Lopes (Mixed Martial Arts)
Raylene Bates MNZM (Para Athletics)
Roly Crichton (Para Swimming)

Emerging Talent Award - Nominees
Amelia Kerr (Cricket)
Anna Leat (Football)
Dylan McCullough (Triathlon)
Gaibreill Wainohu (Waka Ama),
Hamish McLean (Para Swimming)
Jocelyn Hong (Ice Figure Skating)
Josh Armit (Yachting)
Kanah Andrews-Nahu (Olympic Weightlifting)
Kyle Glogoski (Baseball)
Lewis Clareburt (Swimming)
Maddison-Lee Wesche (Athletics)
Maxwell Darling (Basketball),
Rebecca Jones (Archery)
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (Rugby Union)
Zac Reid (Surf Life Saving)

43 sporting codes are represented in the nominations, submitted by National Sporting Organisations and an independent Nominations Board, recognising achievements in 2018 up to 30 November.  Accomplishments in December will be put forward for the 57th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards.

The 56th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards will be held on Thursday 21 February 2019 at Spark Arena in Auckland and televised live on SKY SPORT from 8.00pm. Other awards presented during the ceremony include; New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment (public vote category), Sport New Zealand Leadership, Lifetime Achievement and inductees into the Sports Hall of Fame.

Media release

[Stargazer]

So rugby players/coaches among the nominees are:

Sportsman of the Year:
Brodie Retallick
Codie Taylor
Richie Mo'unga

Sportswoman of the Year:
Kendra Cocksedge
Michaela Blyde
Sarah Goss

Team of the Year:
All Blacks Sevens
Black Ferns Sevens

Coach of the Year:
Allan Bunting
Clark Laidlaw
Joe Schmidt

Emerging Talent:
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane

[taniwharugby]

Tom Walsh for Sportsman of the Year.
Unsure on Sportswoman
Sophie Pascoe Para Athlete
Black Ferns Team of the Year
Unsure on Coach, hadnt even considered Schmidt would be nominated.
Unsure on Emerging.

[Billy Tell]

Haven’t looked at the list but I imagine the awards will go to the rowers, no?

[Bovidae]

Are they not reducing the number of final nominees anymore?

Olympic success is usually important so the Winter Olympians should be in with a good chance in their categories. World Championship success should outweigh the Commonwealth Games.

[Billy Tell]

Does anyone else feel there are not enough nominations?

[Stargazer]

IMO Kelly Brazier should have won it.

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[Machpants]

@stargazer yeah that was a try that really meant something, too