World Rugby Women's 15s Dream Team of the Year

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Women's 15s Dream Team of the Year
Date2021;3 years ago (2021)
Presented by World Rugby
First awarded2021

World Rugby Women's 15s Dream Team of the Year was first presented in 2021 by World Rugby. They were voted by a panel of international past players and coaches, World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees and rugby media. The 2021 panel were Liza Burgess (WAL), Lynne Cantwell (IRE), Fiona Coghlan (IRE), Stephen Jones (The Sunday Times, WAL), Gaëlle Mignot (FRA), Jillion Potter (USA), Melodie Robinson (NZL), Karl Te Nana (NZL), and Danielle Waterman (ENG).

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In 2021, Canada, Italy, New Zealand and Wales each had one player in the selection; France had six players and England had five. There was a total of 539 caps across the Dream Team. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Dream Team of the Year

YearTeamRefs
2021
  1. Flag of France.svg Annaëlle Deshayes
  2. Flag of France.svg Agathe Sochat
  3. Flag of England.svg Sarah Bern
  4. Flag of France.svg Safi N’Diaye
  5. Flag of England.svg Abbie Ward
  6. Flag of England.svg Zoe Aldcroft
  7. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Karen Paquin
  8. Flag of England.svg Poppy Cleall
  9. Flag of France.svg Laure Sansus
  10. Flag of France.svg Caroline Drouin
  11. Flag of England.svg Abby Dow
  12. Flag of Italy.svg Beatrice Rigoni
  13. Flag of New Zealand.svg Stacey Fluhler
  14. Flag of France.svg Caroline Boujard
  15. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jasmine Joyce
[5]
2022
  1. Flag of the United States.svg Hope Rogers
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emily Tuttosi
  3. Flag of England.svg Sarah Bern
  4. Flag of England.svg Abbie Ward
  5. Flag of France.svg Madoussou Fall
  6. Flag of England.svg Alex Matthews
  7. Flag of England.svg Marlie Packer
  8. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sophie de Goede
  9. Flag of France.svg Laure Sansus
  10. Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruahei Demant
  11. Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruby Tui
  12. Flag of New Zealand.svg Theresa Fitzpatrick
  13. Flag of England.svg Emily Scarratt
  14. Flag of New Zealand.svg Portia Woodman
  15. Flag of England.svg Abby Dow
[6]
2023
  1. Flag of New Zealand.svg Krystal Murray
  2. Flag of England.svg Lark Atkin-Davies
  3. Flag of England.svg Sarah Bern
  4. Flag of England.svg Zoe Aldcroft
  5. Flag of New Zealand.svg Maia Roos
  6. Flag of England.svg Alex Matthews
  7. Flag of England.svg Marlie Packer
  8. Flag of New Zealand.svg Liana Mikaele-Tu'u
  9. Flag of France.svg Pauline Bourdon Sansus
  10. Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruahei Demant
  11. Flag of England.svg Abby Dow
  12. Flag of France.svg Gabrielle Vernier
  13. Flag of New Zealand.svg Amy du Plessis
  14. Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruby Tui
  15. Flag of England.svg Ellie Kildunne
[7]
2024
  1. Flag of the United States.svg Hope Rogers
  2. Flag of New Zealand.svg Georgia Ponsonby
  3. Flag of England.svg Maud Muir
  4. Flag of England.svg Zoe Aldcroft
  5. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laetitia Royer
  6. IRFU flag.svg Aoife Wafer
  7. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sophie de Goede
  8. Flag of England.svg Alex Matthews
  9. Flag of France.svg Pauline Bourdon Sansus
  10. Flag of England.svg Holly Aitchison
  11. Flag of New Zealand.svg Katelyn Vaha'akolo
  12. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tessier
  13. Flag of New Zealand.svg Sylvia Brunt
  14. Flag of England.svg Abby Dow
  15. Flag of England.svg Ellie Kildunne
[8]

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