World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year
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The World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year is an award presented annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards.[1] It is given to honour "the achievements of those involved at the highest level of the world game on the field".[1] First presented in 2001,[2] it was initially named the IRB International Player of the Year; from 2007 until 2014 it was the IRB Player of the Year and in 2014 it was titled World Rugby Player of the Year, before being given its current name in 2016.[2]
World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year | ||||
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Date | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) | |||
Presented by | World Rugby | |||
Formerly called | IRB Player of the Year (2001–2013) World Rugby Player of the Year (2014–2019) | |||
First awarded | 2001 | |||
Current holder | Ardie Savea (2023) | |||
Most awards | Dan Carter Richie McCaw (3 awards each) | |||
Website | https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/awards/past-winners/ | |||
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The winner receives a trophy at an annual awards ceremony.[3] The voting panel select a list of nominees who can then be voted for by players, coaches, media representatives and the public via Twitter. Informed by the vote, the panel then select the winner.[4] as of 2021[update] the voting panel comprises John Smit, George Gregan, Melodie Robinson, Maggie Alphonsi, Clive Woodward, Brian O'Driscoll, Richie McCaw, Thierry Dusautoir and Fiona Coghlan.[5]
The first winner of the award was Ireland hooker Keith Wood. The winner for 2023 was New Zealand Ardie Savea. New Zealand players have received the most awards, winning ten times. Two players have won three times – flanker Richie McCaw (2006, 2009 and 2010) and fly-half Dan Carter (2005, 2012 and 2015). Nominations for the award are dominated by players from Tier 1 nations; only United States' Joe Taufete'e has ever been nominated from a Tier 2 side. Fly-halves have won the award most often, with seven wins, followed by flankers with five.