NZ Rugby Awards 2019
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Obviously no one really gives a toss, but ardie had the first of what should be three awards
2019 New Zealand Rugby Awards
Fans' try of the year
TJ Perenara (All Blacks) v Namibia at the Rugby World Cup
New Zealand Rugby referee of the year
Paul Williams (Taranaki)
Charles Monro Rugby volunteer of the year
Ian Spraggon (Bay of Plenty)
NZRPA Kirk award
Josh Blackie, Seilala Mapusua, Hale T-Pole
Steinlager Salver for an outstanding contribution to New Zealand Rugby
Steve Tew
New Zealand Rugby Age Grade player of the year
Fletcher Newell (Canterbury)
Mitre 10 Heartland Championship player of the year
Josh Clark (North Otago)
Duane Monkley Medal
Chase Tiatia (Bay of Plenty)
Fiao’o Faamausili Medal
Chelsea Bremner (Canterbury)
National coach of the year
Scott Robertson (Crusaders)
New Zealand coach of the year
Cory Sweeney and Allan Bunting (Black Ferns sevens)
Super Rugby player of the year
Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)
Tom French Memorial Māori player of the year
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@Machpants said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
Obviously no one really gives a toss, but ardie had the first of what should be three awards
2019 New Zealand Rugby Awards
Fans' try of the year
TJ Perenara (All Blacks) v Namibia at the Rugby World Cup
New Zealand Rugby referee of the year
Paul Williams (Taranaki)
Charles Monro Rugby volunteer of the year
Ian Spraggon (Bay of Plenty)
NZRPA Kirk award
Josh Blackie, Seilala Mapusua, Hale T-Pole
Steinlager Salver for an outstanding contribution to New Zealand Rugby
Steve Tew
New Zealand Rugby Age Grade player of the year
Fletcher Newell (Canterbury)
Mitre 10 Heartland Championship player of the year
Josh Clark (North Otago)
Duane Monkley Medal
Chase Tiatia (Bay of Plenty)
Fiao’o Faamausili Medal
Chelsea Bremner (Canterbury)
National coach of the year
Scott Robertson (Crusaders)
New Zealand coach of the year
Cory Sweeney and Allan Bunting (Black Ferns sevens)
Super Rugby player of the year
Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)
Tom French Memorial Māori player of the year
Sarah Hirini (Ngāti Kahungunu)Yup indeed, ardie is the man
Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks sevens player of the year
Tone Ng Shiu ( Ta$man)
Black Ferns sevens player of the year
Tyla Nathan-Wong (Auckland)
Black Ferns player of the year
Charmaine McMenamin (Auckland)
All Blacks player of the year
Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)
National team of the year
Crusaders
New Zealand team of the year
Black Ferns sevens
Kelvin R Tremain player of the year
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@Machpants More or less all awards have gone to the nominees that I expected to win, although I hoped Ash Dixon would win the Tom French Memorial Māori player of the year award. Ardie's three awards no surprise; he fully deserves them!
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@Stargazer Did you watch the awards? What sort of blurb did they give for the Crusaders winning National team of the year?
Crusaders lost twice and drew twice, so while a good effort, not exactly a vintage Crusaders season.
I hope it wasn't that they three-peated, because that's not "this year".
Meanwhile both the Mako and the Canterbury women were unbeaten (Mako the first team to be unbeaten in 12 years). And the Mako won a title that has been basically an Auckland/Canterbury hegemony for 30 years!
Shit judging IMO.
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@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Stargazer Did you watch the awards? What sort of blurb did they give for the Crusaders winning National team of the year?
Crusaders lost twice and drew twice, so while a good effort, not exactly a vintage Crusaders season.
I hope it wasn't that they three-peated, because that's not "this year".
Meanwhile both the Mako and the Canterbury women were unbeaten (Mako the first team to be unbeaten in 12 years). And the Mako won a title that has been basically an Auckland/Canterbury hegemony for 30 years!
Shit judging IMO.
Mako lost points for not winning a shield challenge
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@mariner4life said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Stargazer Did you watch the awards? What sort of blurb did they give for the Crusaders winning National team of the year?
Crusaders lost twice and drew twice, so while a good effort, not exactly a vintage Crusaders season.
I hope it wasn't that they three-peated, because that's not "this year".
Meanwhile both the Mako and the Canterbury women were unbeaten (Mako the first team to be unbeaten in 12 years). And the Mako won a title that has been basically an Auckland/Canterbury hegemony for 30 years!
Shit judging IMO.
Mako lost points for not winning a shield challenge
That can't be right, because neither the Crusaders nor the Canterbury Women won one either!
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@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Stargazer Did you watch the awards? What sort of blurb did they give for the Crusaders winning National team of the year?
Crusaders lost twice and drew twice, so while a good effort, not exactly a vintage Crusaders season.
I hope it wasn't that they three-peated, because that's not "this year".
Meanwhile both the Mako and the Canterbury women were unbeaten (Mako the first team to be unbeaten in 12 years). And the Mako won a title that has been basically an Auckland/Canterbury hegemony for 30 years!
Shit judging IMO.
I can't remember, but if you really want to know, you could watch this and try to find out.
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Was there something related or just coincidence that the three former Highlanders got the NZRPA Kirk Award?
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@ACT-Crusader This article answers your question.
Josh Blackie, Seilala Mapusua and Hale T-Pole receive 2019 NZRPA Kirk Award