The IRB Spirit of Rugby Award was an award that was previously presented by the IRB at their annual IRB Awards.
| IRB Spirit of Rugby Award | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | IRB |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Last awarded | 2012 |
| Year | Recipients | Refs |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Tim Grandadge | |
| 2002 |  Old Christians Rugby Club | |
| 2003 |  Michael Collinson Linda Collinson | |
| 2004 |  Jarrod Cunningham | [1] [2] |
| 2005 |  Jean Pierre Rives | |
| 2006 | Polly Miller | |
| 2007 |  Nicolás Pueta | |
| 2008 | Roelien Muller Patrick Cotter | |
| 2009 |  L'Aquila Rugby | [3] |
| 2010 | Virreyes Rugby Club | [4] [5] |
| 2011 |  Wooden Spoon Society | [6] [7] |
| 2012 |  Lindsay Hilton | [8] |
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