Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

World Rugby Awards 2016

Options
  • 01-11-2016 9:27pm
    #1
    swiwi_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,490 ✭✭✭


    WORLD RUGBY AWARDS SHORTLISTS

    World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
    Charlotte Caslick (Australia)
    Emily Scarratt (England)
    Portial Woodman (New Zealand)

    World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year
    Osea Kolinisau (Fiji)
    Seabelo Senatla (South Africa)
    Virimi Vakatawa (France)

    World Rugby Team of the Year
    England
    Fiji Sevens
    New Zealand

    World Rugby Coach of the Year
    Steve Hansen (New Zealand)
    Eddie Jones (England)
    Ben Ryan (Fiji Sevens)

    World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year
    Maro Itoje (England)
    Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand)
    Ardie Savea (New Zealand)

    Try of the Year
    Jamie Heaslip (Ireland, v France)
    Kaito Shigeno (Japan, v Scotland)
    TJ Perenara (New Zealand, v Argentina)

    World Rugby Referee Award
    Jérôme Garcès (France)
    Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
    Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
    Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)


    My picks so far. If England go unbeaten, Jones should get coach and England team of the year (Hansen/NZ if England lose and NZ don't in autumn). Unfair on NZ, but considering where England came from in 2015. Fiji 7s should be in consideration too.


    Ref I'd go Garcès vs the 7s ref Rasivhenge he is excellent, but I don't know the Spanish ref.


Comments

  • Options
    #2
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,769 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    NZ as team of the year and Eddie Jones as coach of the year


  • Options
    #3
    swiwi_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,490 ✭✭✭swiwi_


    Ireland's Jamie Heaslip is among six nominees for the World Rugby player of the year award.

    Beauden Barrett (New Zealand), Dane Coles (New Zealand), Owen Farrell (England) Maro Itoje (England) and Billy Vunipola (England) are also on the list.

    Seems fair enough. Coles has been better than Barrett for NZ.

    It's great recognition for Heaslip.


  • Options
    #4
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Coles and maybe Itoje would be the front runners for me.


  • Options
    #5
    Bridge93
    Registered Users Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Bridge93


    Can Itoje win both?


Advertisement