NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021

Bovidae

Taranaki should be one of the nominees for the National Team of the Year. Unless NZR is telling us what they think of the Championship.

mariner4life

@bovidae said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:

Taranaki should be one of the nominees for the National Team of the Year. Unless NZR is telling us what they think of the Championship.

since when did a 2nd division side win a top prize?

Bovidae

@mariner4life They have thrown a bone to a Heartland team.

mariner4life

@bovidae said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:

@mariner4life They have thrown a bone to a Heartland team.

good point

however you'll forgive me if i shed no tears for Taranaki

taniwharugby

@stargazer the Heartland try is the best.

Stargazer

@bovidae said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:

Taranaki should be one of the nominees for the National Team of the Year. Unless NZR is telling us what they think of the Championship.

Taranaki seems to be recognised via Neil Barnes' nomination for National Coach of the Year.

I hoped see some recognition for Mark Ozich, who has in only a few years built up a team from close to the bottom of the Championship to the top of the Premiership table and a new Ranfurly Shield era. Maybe he would have been nominated if he hadn't accepted the coaching gig at the Force.

Stargazer

@taniwharugby I know I'm wearing a black & white eye patch, but Enari's try is the best to me.

Bovidae

@stargazer I agree that Ozich should have been nominated as one of the coaches but it seems you need to win a title to be recognised.

Despite my previous comments I don't take these awards seriously.

Machpants

Duane Monkley Medal:
Lincoln McClutchie (Hawke's Bay))

Fucking so looking forward to this guy playing for the canes, such a great thing to have some one playing that consistently well in your franchise region...

Canes coaching team are twats - JGB yay!

Virgil

@stargazer said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:

Nominees announced for 2021 ASB rugby awards

New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year:
James Doleman (Otago)
Ben O'Keeffe (Auckland)
Tiana Ngawati (Bay of Plenty)

Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year:
Paul Batters (Counties Manukau)
Peter Chaplin (Canterbury)
Greg Heller (Otago)

New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year:
Chay Fihaki (Canterbury)
Josh Lord (Taranaki)
Soane Vikena (Auckland)

Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship Player of the Year:
Hone Haerewa (Ngāti Porou East Coast)
Willie Wright (South Canterbury)
Stefan Destounis (Poverty Bay)

Duane Monkley Medal:
Lincoln McClutchie (Hawke's Bay)
Stephen Perofeta (Taranaki)
Luke Romano (Canterbury)

Fiao'o Faamausili Medal:
Grace Houpapa-Barrett (Waikato)
Krystal Murray (Northland)
Joanah Ngan-Woo (Wellington)

ASB National Coach of the Year:
Neil Barnes (Taranaki NPC)
Ross Filipo (Waikato NPC)
Scott Robertson (Crusaders)
James Semple (Waikato FPC)

Sky Super Rugby Player of the Year:
Richie Mo'unga (Canterbury)
Dalton Papalii (Counties Manukau)
Aaron Smith (Manawatū)

Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year:
Ash Dixon (Hawke's Bay)
Sarah Hirini (Manawatū)
Aaron Smith (Manawatū)

Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year:
Scott Curry (Bay of Plenty)
Andrew Knewstubb ( Ta$man)
Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (Ngāti Porou East Coast)

Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year:
Gayle Broughton (Taranaki)
Sarah Hirini (Manawatū)
Tyla Nathan-Wong (Northland)

Black Ferns Player of the Year:
Les Elder (Bay of Plenty)
Kennedy Simon (Waikato)
Liana Mikaele-Tu'u (Auckland)

All Blacks Player of the Year:
Jordie Barrett (Taranaki)
Rieko Ioane (Auckland)
Will Jordan ( Ta$man)
Ardie Savea (Wellington)

adidas National Team of the Year:
Crusaders
South Canterbury
Waikato FPC
Waikato NPC

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Three awards will be announced on the night – the NZRPA Kirk Award, the Steinlager Salver and the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year.

The hotly contested Sky Television Fans Try of the Year is open for public vote. Click here to place your vote, which closes at 5pm today (Thursday 2 December).

The ASB Rugby Awards will air on Sky Sport 1 on Wednesday 15 December at 8.00pm.

Mine are better.

Nevorian

@dan54 said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:

@billy-tell said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:

IMHO Hooper has been inspirational for the WBs this year. Reckon itoje might get it though, although Dupont has his fans.

I reckon Hooper will have to go very close, but like you agree be between him and Itoje.

Would have to go with Hooper over DuPont. DuPont didn’t play in Oz mid year, Hooper has played just about every minute of almost every test for 2021 at his usual 110% workrate

Bovidae

Some of World Rugby's award winners have been announced.

World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year 2021
Will Jordan (New Zealand)

World Rugby Coach of the Year 2021
Simon Middleton (England Women)

International Rugby Players Men’s Try of the Year
Damian Penaud (France, v Scotland on 26 March)

International Rugby Players Women’s Try of the Year
Emilie Boulard (France, v Wales on 3 April)

The other awards will be announced during this week.

Daffy Jaffy

Bones

@daffy-jaffy what reaction

Bovidae

World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year

Players from seven nations – Australia, England, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and South Africa – have been selected in the Dream Team by the World Rugby Awards Panel with all four of the Men’s 15s Player of the Year nominees included. The players selected boast a combined 850 caps for their countries with the world champion Springboks having the most representatives with five, followed by New Zealand with three.

Wyn Jones (Wales)
Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
Maro Itoje (England)
Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
Siya Kolisi (South Africa)
Michael Hooper (Australia)
Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
Antoine Dupont (France)
Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
Makazole Mapimpi (South Africa)
Samu Kerevi (Australia)
Lukhanyo Am (South Africa)
Will Jordan (New Zealand)
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

World Rugby Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year

Six nations are represented in the Dream Team with Canada, Italy, New Zealand and Wales each providing one player in a selection dominated by England and France, the two most successful teams in women’s rugby in 2021. With a total of 539 caps across the Dream Team, France provides six players, one more than England with all four Women’s 15s Player of the Year nominees making the cut.

Annaëlle Deshayes (France)
Agathe Sochat (France)
Sarah Bern (England)
Safi N’Diaye (France)
Abbie Ward (England)
Zoe Aldcroft (England)
Karen Paquin (Canada)
Poppy Cleall (England)
Laure Sansus (France)
Caroline Drouin (France)
Abby Dow (England)
Beatrice Rigoni (Italy)
Stacey Fluhler (New Zealand)
Caroline Boujard (France)
Jasmine Joyce (Wales)

voodoo

These teams are always to be taken with a grain of salt, but it's pretty telling that our only forward to make it is a guy playing out of position and that many don't even think should start for us.

MiketheSnow

8 nations I think you’ll find 😉

taniwharugby

@daffy-jaffy did Beaudy call him Jill?

@voodoo yeah is very odd indeed.

Bovidae

@mikethesnow said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:

8 nations I think you’ll find 😉

They can't count. Easy to forget Scotland though!

That would be one of the smallest loose forward trios with three no.7s.

voodoo

@taniwharugby said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021:

@daffy-jaffy did Beaudy call him Jill?

@voodoo yeah is very odd indeed.

The worst thing though, is that I can't even complain about anyone missing out. Pretty telling!

The Silver Fern

NZ and World Rugby Awards 2021