World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year

The World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year is awarded by World Rugby each year. It was first awarded in 2004. The award is based in large part on the player’s performance over the course of the World Rugby Sevens Series, along with other Sevens tournaments during the year.

From 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


Year Winner Country Other nominees Ref
2004 Simon Amor  England Ben Gollings (ENG), Lucio Lopez Fleming (ARG)
2005 Orene Ai’i  New Zealand Amasio Valence (NZL), Neumi Nanuku (FIJ)
2006 Uale Mai  Samoa Stefan Basson (RSA), Mathew Tait (ENG)
2007 Afeleke Pelenise  New Zealand DJ Forbes (NZL), Mikaele Pesamino (SAM)
2008 DJ Forbes  New Zealand Uale Mai (SAM), Fabian Juries (RSA)
2009 Ollie Phillips  England Collins Injera (KEN), H. Kayange (KEN), Renfred Dazel (RSA)
2010 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa Lolo Lui (SAM), A. Faosiliva (SAM), Ben Gollings (ENG)
2011 Cecil Afrika  South Africa Tomasi Cama Jr. (NZL), Tim Mikkelson (NZL)
2012 Tomasi Cama  New Zealand Frank Halai (NZL), Mathew Turner (ENG)
2013 Tim Mikkelson  New Zealand
2014 Samisoni Viriviri  Fiji Tim Mikkelson (NZL), Kyle Brown (RSA), Tom Mitchell (ENG)
2015 Werner Kok  South Africa Seabelo Senatla (RSA), Semi Kunatani (FIJ)
2016 Seabelo Senatla  South Africa Osea Kolinisau (FIJ), Virimi Vakatawa (FRA)
2017 Perry Baker  United States Rosko Specman (RSA), Jerry Tuwai (FIJ) [1]
2018 Perry Baker  United States Ben O'Donnell (AUS), Jerry Tuwai (FIJ) [2]
2019 Jerry Tuwai  Fiji Stephen Tomasin (USA), Folau Niua (USA) [3]

Winners with multiple nominations
PlayerWinsNominations
Perry Baker (USA)2 (2017, 2018)2 (2017, 2018)
Jerry Tuwai (FIJ)1 (2019)3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Tim Mikkelson (NZL)1 (2013)3 (2011, 2013, 2014)
Seabelo Senatla (RSA)12
Tomasi Cama Jr. (NZL)12
Mikaele Pesamino (SAM)12
DJ Forbes (NZL)12
Uale Mai (SAM)12

Explanatory notes

This section provides additional detail to the table above regarding the team and player accomplishments that season that helped the player win the Sevens Player of the Year award.

  • 2010: Samoa won its first ever World Series title
  • 2013: Tim Mikkelson was recognized as the Player of the Tournament at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  • 2014: Samisoni Viriviri led all players in tries scored with 52.
  • 2015: Werner Kok led all players in tackles made.
  • 2016: Seabelo Senatla led all players in tries scored with 66.
  • 2017: Perry Baker led the World Series in several statistical categories — 57 tries, 76 clean breaks, and 285 points.
  • 2018: Baker was the World Series leader in tries with 37 before missing the last three rounds to injury, returning to help the USA to its best-ever finish of sixth at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  • 2019: Tuwai was fifth in clean breaks with 34.

Other World Rugby Awards

See also

References
  1. "Perry Baker Wins 7s Player Of The Year", Flo Rugby, Alex Goff, 27 November 2017.
  2. "Sexton and Trémoulière named World Rugby Players of the Year 2018" (Press release). World Rugby. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/jerry-tuwai-wins-world-rugby-mens-7s-player-of-the-year/
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.