World Rugby Awards 2016

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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.

bilston

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

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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.

pickarooney

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

Bridge93

Can Itoje win both?