World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2016
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@mariner4life What a nonsense. It's just another form of rugby, requiring somewhat different skill sets and physical preparation. Good for tournaments, not for competitions.
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@Stargazer said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
@mariner4life What a nonsense. It's just another form of rugby, requiring somewhat different skill sets and physical preparation. Good for tournaments, not for competitions.
Jonah was interviewed back in the day and said he liked Sevens cos there was more space but you could still smash people. That holds more sway than anything you can broach on the subject Stargazer....
Sniff......
I miss Jonah
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World Rugby to add 12 inductees to Hall of Fame at grand opening
The full list of new inductees (with induction number and country) is: Brian O'Driscoll (121, Ireland), Shane Williams (122, Wales), Jeremy Guscott (123, England), Lawrence Dallaglio (124, England), Heather Moyse (125, Canada), John Dawes (126, Wales), GPS Macpherson (127, Scotland), Arthur Gould (128, Wales), Jonny Wilkinson (129, England), Daniel Carroll (130, Australia and USA), Daisuke Ohata (131, Japan) and Maggie Alphonsi (132, England).
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How about a gold medal in the Olympic Games? Would that suffice as sufficient reward for the outstanding Fiji Sevens team?
The party and celebration for that gold medal will linger on for ever.
If you need to receive some meaningless award from the top to celebrate your year on top of your gold medal, then I strongly suspect the issue lies with you, not World Rugby.
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i know fiji won gold.. but the all blacks just broke a new record amongst t1 nations.. sevens gold will be won every 4 years.. 18 in a row is a rare..
not to mention the abs got a full sweep with maximum points in the tri nations..thats the only reason why i think the ABs got it over Fiji
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@mimic The All Blacks won every single game & tournament for which the voting period encompassed. Fiji won 4 of 11. Hell, England won everything as well, so Fiji are arguably only third.
There is argument for Ben Ryan, although can you imagine the racism complaints if the only non-Fijian in the squad was to win something when the rest didn't?
I do agree with Kolinisau for sevens player.
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@Stargazer said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
World Rugby to add 12 inductees to Hall of Fame at grand opening
The full list of new inductees (with induction number and country) is: Brian O'Driscoll (121, Ireland), Shane Williams (122, Wales), Jeremy Guscott (123, England), Lawrence Dallaglio (124, England), Heather Moyse (125, Canada), John Dawes (126, Wales), GPS Macpherson (127, Scotland), Arthur Gould (128, Wales), Jonny Wilkinson (129, England), Daniel Carroll (130, Australia and USA), Daisuke Ohata (131, Japan) and Maggie Alphonsi (132, England).
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Hall of Fame is a sick pathetic joke until they induct Tree.
Completely fucking pathetic.
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@mimic said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
i know fiji won gold.. but the all blacks just broke a new record amongst t1 nations.. sevens gold will be won every 4 years.. 18 in a row is a rare..
Nah. Will be broken next year.
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Ignore me. He is there. Couldn't find him on first look.
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@booboo said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
Ignore me. He is there. Couldn't find him on first look.
Interestingly he doesn't show up under "Lock" which is where I first looked.
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@mariner4life I can see the post you deleted ...
You should be ashamed of yourself.
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@booboo no, that's who i thought you meant, but i knew he was in there, hence my confusion
I forgot to allow for your retardedness, that was my error
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@mariner4life @booboo think you guys would have been in QLD long enough to get a handle on the 6-fingered keyboard by now
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@booboo said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
@mimic said in World Rugby Awards 2016:
i know fiji won gold.. but the all blacks just broke a new record amongst t1 nations.. sevens gold will be won every 4 years.. 18 in a row is a rare..
Nah. Will be broken next year.
even if it is broken.. you don't expect it to be done every 4 years..
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New Zealand Rugby Awards Finalists
Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year
Mark Andersen (Manawatu)
Gary Donovan (Auckland)
Mike Woollett (Wellington)New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year
Glen Jackson (Bay of Plenty)
Richard Kelly (Taranaki)
Rebecca Mahoney (Wairarapa Bush)New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year
Jordie Barrett (Canterbury)
Luke Jacobson (Waikato)
Shaun Stevenson (Waikato)Mitre 10 Heartland Championship Player of the Year
James Lash (Buller)
Willie Paia'aua (Horowhenua/Kapiti)
Te Rangatira Waitokia (Wanganui)Mitre 10 Cup Player of the Year
Jordie Barrett (Canterbury)
Rieko Ioane (Auckland)
Michael Little (North Harbour)Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year
Sam Dickson (Canterbury)
Rieko Ioane (Auckland)
Tim Mikkelson (Waikato)Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year
Sarah Goss (Manawatu)
Niall Williams (Auckland)
Portia Woodman (Counties Manukau)Sky Television Fans Try of the Year
Dan Pryor (Highlanders)
Isaiah Punivai (Christ's College)
Selica Winiata (Black Ferns)Investec Super Rugby Player of the Year
Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
Damian McKenzie (Chiefs)
Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year
Dane Coles (Ngati Porou)
Rieko Ioane (Ngapuhi / Te Whanau a Apanui))
TJ Perenara (Te Arawa)New Zealand Rugby Women's Player of the Year
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
Fiao'o Faamausili (Auckland)
Selica Winiata (Manawatu)Kelvin Tremain Memorial Player of the Year
Beauden Barrett (Taranaki/Hurricanes)
Dane Coles (Wellington/Hurricanes)
Sam Whitelock (Canterbury/Crusaders)ASB Rugby Coach of the Year
Chris Boyd (Hurricanes)
Steve Hansen (All Blacks)
Steve Jackson (North Harbour)
Scott Robertson (Canterbury)Adidas Team of the Year
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@Milk said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2016:
Big year for Rieko Ioane.
Pheew, you spelt his name correct. It's the height of disrespect to not spell his name right
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@ACT-Crusader said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2016:
@Milk said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2016:
Big year for Rieko Ioane.
Pheew, you spelt his name correct. It's the height of disrespect to not spell his name right
Ha, I didn't at first. I had to go back and change it.
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Not quite on topic, but the Guardian named its team of the EOTY
Autumn internationals: Who makes the cut for our best XV of the series? | Robert Kitson
England and Ireland dominate and there is room for plenty of All Blacks while Stuart Hogg and Justin Tipuric fly the flag for Scotland and Wales
Full-back Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
The lovely individual try Hogg scored against Georgia in Kilmarnock earns him this award, a 70-metre solo effort which required a neat chip and regather in addition to pace and vision. Rob Kearney and Mike Brown both have their warrior qualities and Ben Smith enjoyed a great Rugby Championship but Hogg is in pole position to be the Lions Test full-back in New Zealand.
Right wing Israel Dagg (New Zealand)
For someone who missed last yearâs World Cup and has supposedly been shovelled out to the wing to make room for the wonderful Smith, Dagg has made quite an impact. He remains a topâquality athlete and, after 60 Tests for the All Blacks, knows precisely what is expected of him at international level. An extremely dangerous customer when on song.
Outside centre Jonathan Joseph (England)
A tough call on Australiaâs prolific Tevita Kuridrani and Scotlandâs Huw Jones but Joseph has been an integral part of Englandâs 13 successive wins this year. The tries he scores are often described as lucky but how many lucky tries does it take before people start looking at the swiftness of his reactions, his excellent defensive positioning and the improvement in his kicking that helped set up Marland Yardeâs crucial try against the Wallabies.
Inside centre Owen Farrell (England)
Eddie Jones reckons Farrell is âthe spirit of the teamâ who have amassed Englandâs record-equalling sequence of Test wins. The head coach also said the Saracen was only at 80% of his potential match fitness this autumn, which he spent operating in a different position to the one he occupies for his club. His goal-kicking makes him pretty much undroppable either way; at 25 years old he is already hard on the heels of Jonny Wilkinsonâs England points record.
Left wing Jonny May (England)
With Wales underperforming and no one else making a truly compelling case, this position boiled down to a straight fight between May and New Zealandâs Julian Savea. The latterâs tryâscoring record speaks for itself but Mayâs enthusiasm and desire on his return from a long-term knee injury deserve recognition. He scored against South Africa and Argentina and his defensive work is improving all the time; extremely popular with his team-mates.
Fly-half Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
They seek him here, they seek him there. Barrett has been a joy to watch all year and showed strength of character, as well as his trademark pace, to ensure New Zealand won their rematch with Ireland in Dublin. The Lions will still hope they can rattle him and his goalkicking is not a patch on Farrellâs but, given half a yard or a couple of sluggish defenders, there is no surer assassin around.
AdvertisementScrum-half Conor Murray (Ireland)
Along with Billy Vunipola, Murray was the player of the autumn. His performance against New Zealand in Chicago suggested he is approaching the peak of his powers: as well as being strong he is tactically smart and technically excellent. Will Genia was very good for Australia and Ben Youngs was consistently sharp for England but Murray even better than both of them.
Loosehead prop Mako Vunipola (England)
Four Tests in succession would have had the big man gasping not so long ago but his improved fitness and growing maturity have presented England with an increasingly key performer. Not yet an entirely destructive scrummager but a handful in the loose and forms a formidable double act with his younger brother. With Irelandâs Jack McGrath and Cian Healy also available, the Lions have plenty of depth at loosehead.
Hooker Dane Coles (New Zealand)
A long year for him but class is permanent. On harder, faster surfaces, in particular, he gives New Zealand another dimension and would appear to have plenty of Test rugby left in him. Rory Best and Dylan Hartley deserve massive plaudits, however, for leading their respective countries with such distinction. Englandâs Jamie George is fast becoming the nearest equivalent to Coles in the northern hemisphere.
Tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
At the heart of everything good about Ireland this autumn. Furlong is only 24 and in the early stages of his Test career but looks to have all the ingredients to be Irelandâs long-term tighthead. If he maintains the bullocking form he showed against the All Blacks the Wexford man will be extremely prominent in Warren Gatlandâs thoughts for the Lions tour next summer.
AdvertisementLock Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
The title of âNew Zealandâs Most Irreplaceable Playerâ is always closely fought but the field is slowly diminishing. TJ Perenara is even giving Aaron Smith a run for his money but the absence of Retallick and Sam Whitelock clearly played its part in Irelandâs historic Chicago win. If they could pick one All Black to sit out the series next June the Lions would probably choose Retallick.
Lock Devin Toner (Ireland)
To be a human skyscraper like Toner is not always an advantage; it is an awfully long way down to your bootlaces. The 6ft 10in Irishman has shone like a lighthouse this autumn, though, making his presence felt far beyond the lineout. England have a clutch of fine locks, with Scotlandâs Jonny Gray and Walesâs Alun Wyn Jones also in Lions contention, but Toner is one good Six Nations away from wearing a red jersey next summer.
Blindside flanker CJ Stander (Ireland)
A closely fought category, as ever. Australia will miss David Pocock massively during his sabbatical and the way Chris Robshaw has fought back from his World Cup disappointment has been an object lesson to all aspiring professionals. Again, though, Ireland were the most elemental force of the autumn and the energy, physicality and attitude of Stander have been remarkable.
Openside flanker Justin Tipuric (Wales)
Gone are the days at Test level, according to Eddie Jones, of slightly built old-style opensides; defensive stoppers who can lend a hand in the lineout are more in vogue. Maybe so, but a back-row forward capable of scoring a try as outstanding as the one Tipuric contributed for Wales against South Africa is still priceless. A Lion in waiting?
No8 Billy Vunipola (England)
Kieran Read has been the best No8 in the world for so long that picking anyone ahead of him, even fleetingly, is a serious call. Anyone who has watched England this year, though, will be aware how much progress Vunipola has made and how influential he now is for England. Harsh on Jamie Heaslip and Lopeti Timani, too, but Vunipola, before his injury against Argentina, was monumental.
AdvertisementAutumn international XV: S Hogg (Scotland); I Dagg (New Zealand), J Joseph (England), O Farrell (England), J May (England); B Barrett (New Zealand); C Murray (Ireland); M Vunipola (England), D Coles (New Zealand), T Furlong (Ireland), B Retallick (New Zealand), D Toner (Ireland), CJ Stander (Ireland), J Tipuric (Wales), B Vunipola (England).
