World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year
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The World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year is awarded by the International Rugby Board in the autumn each year. It was first awarded in 2004. Until 2008 the award was called the IRB International Sevens Player of the Year. From 2009 until 2013, it was the IRB Sevens Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year.
List of winners
- 2004: Simon Amor (
England) - 2005: Orene Ai’i (
New Zealand) - 2006: Uale Mai (
Samoa) - 2007: Afeleke Pelenise ( New Zealand)
- 2008: DJ Forbes ( New Zealand)
- 2009: Ollie Phillips ( England)
- 2010: Mikaele Pesamino ( Samoa)
- 2011: Cecil Afrika (
South Africa) - 2012: Tomasi Cama ( New Zealand)
- 2013: Tim Mikkelson ( New Zealand)
- 2014: Samisoni Viriviri (
Fiji) - 2015: Werner Kok ( South Africa)
List of other World Rugby Awards
- World Rugby Player of the Year
- World Rugby Team of the Year
- World Rugby Coach of the Year
- World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
- World Rugby Women's Player of the Year
- World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
- Spirit of Rugby Award
- Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
- World Rugby Referee Award for Distinguished Service
- IRB International Women's Personality of the Year
- IRB Development Award
- IRB Chairman's Award
