World Rugby Men's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year

The World Rugby Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year is an award given annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards.

World Rugby Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
Awarded forMen’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2015
Currently held byNew Zealand Mark Telea (2023)

Winner & Nominees edit

Year Winner Nominees Refs
2015   Nehe Milner-Skudder   Mark Bennett
  Vasil Lobzhanidze
[1][2]
2016   Maro Itoje   Anton Lienert-Brown
  Ardie Savea
[3][4]
2017   Rieko Ioane   Emiliano Boffelli
  Damian Penaud
[5][6]
2018   Aphiwe Dyantyi   Jordan Larmour
  Karl Tu’inukuafe
[7][8]
2019   Romain Ntamack   Herschel Jantjies
  Joe Cokanasiga
[9][10]
2021   Will Jordan   Andrew Kellaway
  Louis Rees-Zammit
  Marcus Smith
[11][12]
2022   Ange Capuozzo   Henry Arundell
  Mack Hansen
  Dan Sheehan
[13][14]
2023   Mark Telea   Louis Bielle-Biarrey
  Manie Libbok
  Tamaiti Williams
[15]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Nehe Milner-Skudder". halosport.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Maro Itoje crowned World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year". espn.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Maro Itoje, England and Saracens star, named breakthrough player of the year at World Rugby Awards". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Rieko Ioane is World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year". rugbypass.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Rieko Ioane named as finalist for World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Dyantyi wins World Rugby award". sarugbymag.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Aphiwe Dyantyi scoops big prize at World Rugby awards". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ "World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year nominees announced". world.rugby. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ "NTAMACK FINISHES OFF GLITTERING YEAR WITH BREAKTHROUGH AWARD". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ^ "All Black Will Jordan wins World Rugby award as Ian Foster misses out". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Rugby: All Blacks wing Will Jordan scoops World Rugby award, history made for top coach". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Nominees unveiled for World Rugby Awards 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  14. ^ "Josh van der Flier and Ruahei Demant named World Rugby Players of the Year 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  15. ^ "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

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