World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year

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World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year
Awarded forBest Women's 15s Player of the Year
Date2015;10 years ago (2015)
Location Monaco
Presented by World Rugby
First award2015
Currently held by Flag of England.svg Ellie Kildunne (2024)
Website World Rugby Awards

The World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year is awarded annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards. The award is open to all women's 15s players who have played international test matches in the voting year, voting is assessed on international test matches only. [1] Prior to 2015, the IRB presented the Women's Player of the Year award from 2001 to 2002, and in 2012 and 2014. The IRB Women's Personality of the Year award was presented from 2003 to 2011.

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Winners and nominees

YearImageWinning playerOther nomineesRef(s)
IRB Women's Player of the Year
2001 Flag of England.svg Shelley Rae [2]
2002 Flag of New Zealand.svg Monique Hirovanaa
IRB Women's Personality of the Year
2003 Kathy Flores, 2007 (cropped).jpg Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Flores [3]
2004 Flag of Scotland.svg Donna Kennedy [4] [5]
2005 Farah Palmer.jpg Flag of New Zealand.svg Farah Palmer [6] [7]
2006 Maggie Alphonsi (cropped).jpg Flag of England.svg Maggie Alphonsi Flag of France.svg Delphine Plantet
Flag of New Zealand.svg Anna Richards 		[8]
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Corrigan
2008 Flag of England.svg Carol Isherwood [9]
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Debby Hodgkinson [10]
2010 Carla Hohepa (NZL).jpg Flag of New Zealand.svg Carla Hohepa Flag of England.svg Margaret Alphonsi
Flag of England.svg Danielle Waterman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Beck 		[11] [12]
2011 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ruth Mitchell
IRB Women's Player of the Year
2012 Flag of England.svg Michaela Staniford [13] [14] [15]
2014 EA3A3828 Magali Harvey.jpg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Magali Harvey Flag of France.svg Safi N'Diaye
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Russell
IRFU flag.svg Niamh Briggs 		[16] [17] [18]
World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year
2015 Kendra Cocksedge 2010 cropped.jpg Flag of New Zealand.svg Kendra Cocksedge Flag of France.svg Gaëlle Mignot
IRFU flag.svg Sophie Spence 		[19]
2016 Sarah Hunter 2022 (cropped).jpg Flag of England.svg Sarah Hunter Flag of New Zealand.svg Fiao'o Fa'amausili
Flag of France.svg Gaëlle Mignot 		[20]
2017 Portia Woodman 2016.jpg Flag of New Zealand.svg Portia Woodman [21]
2018 Jessy Tremouliere in 2018 - 01.jpg Flag of France.svg Jessy Trémoulière [22]
2019 Emily Scarratt of England at 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup (cropped).jpg Flag of England.svg Emily Scarratt Flag of England.svg Katy Daley-McLean
Flag of England.svg Sarah Bern
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kendra Cocksedge
Flag of France.svg Pauline Bourdon 		[23]
2021 Flag of England.svg Zoe Aldcroft Flag of France.svg Caroline Boujard
Flag of England.svg Poppy Cleall
Flag of France.svg Laure Sansus 		[24] [25]
2022 Ruahei Demant 2022 (cropped).jpg Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruahei Demant Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sophie de Goede
Flag of England.svg Alex Matthews
Flag of France.svg Laure Sansus
Flag of New Zealand.svg Portia Woodman 		[26] [27]
2023 MPEngland1.png Flag of England.svg Marlie Packer Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruahei Demant
Flag of England.svg Abby Dow
Flag of France.svg Gabrielle Vernier 		[28] [29]
2024 Ellie Kildunne 2021.jpg Flag of England.svg Ellie Kildunne Flag of France.svg Pauline Bourdon
Flag of England.svg Alex Matthews
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tessier 		[30] [31] [32]

References

  1. ↑ Wright, Jared (2024-10-24). "2024 World Rugby Awards: Star-studded voting panels, criteria and date confirmed for the prestigious event". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  2. ↑ "England's Rae hangs up her boots". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. ↑ "Eagles great Kathy Flores passes away". Americas Rugby News. 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. ↑ "Donna Kennedy". Rugby World. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Burger best, as Kennedy and Fleming also rewarded". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Farah Palmer". Rugby World. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  7. ↑ "HoF Bio: Farah Palmer". www.world.rugby. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  8. ↑ "Black Fern shortlisted for prestigious IRB award". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  9. ↑ "Isherwood's influence felt around the globe". Scrum Queens. 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  10. ↑ "Debby Hodgkinson given top IRB award". www.insidethegames.biz. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  11. ↑ "Carla Hohepa Named IRB Women's Personality of the Year 2010". www.nznewsuk.co.uk. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  12. ↑ "Four players nominated for World Player of the Year". Scrumqueens. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "England's Michaela Staniford named the IRB Women's Player of the Year". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  14. ↑ "Staniford named IRB women's player of the year". ESPN.com. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  15. ↑ Douglas, Lynsey (2012-12-02). "MICHAELA STANIFORD NAMED IRB PLAYER OF THE YEAR". www.waspsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  16. ↑ "Nominees named for Rugby Women's Player of the Year". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Briggs Shortlisted For Women's Player Of The Year". irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "Magali Harvey named Women's Player of the Year 2014". bcmagazine.net. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  19. ↑ Birch, John. "Three nominees for top player award". Scrumqueens. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Sarah Hunter crowned women's player of the year by World Rugby". the Guardian. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  21. ↑ worldrugby.org. "Barrett and Woodman named World Rugby Players of the Year 2017 | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  22. ↑ world.rugby. "Richie McCaw and Jessy Trémoulière lead winners at World Rugby Awards Special Edition | Rugby World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  23. ↑ "England's Emily Scarratt crowned women's world player of the year". the Guardian. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  24. ↑ "England's Aldcroft named World Rugby women's POTY". ESPN.com. 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  25. ↑ "Zoe Aldcroft named as World Rugby's Player of the Year". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  26. ↑ "Nominees unveiled for World Rugby Awards 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  27. ↑ "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.
  28. ↑ "Women's nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2023". World Rugby. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  29. ↑ "Marlie Packer crowned World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year". World Rugby. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  30. ↑ "Nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2024". World Rugby. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  31. ↑ Wright, Jared (2024-11-18). "World Rugby Awards: Springboks dominate nominations, Antoine Dupont up for top gong". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  32. ↑ "Ellie Kildunne, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Maddison Levi and Antoine Dupont named World Rugby Players of the Year". World Rugby. 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
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