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

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World Rugby Men's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
Awarded forMen's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
Date2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2015
Currently held byNew Zealand Wallace Sititi (2024)
WebsiteWorld Rugby Awards

The World Rugby Men's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year is an award given annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards. The award is given to 15s players who have played no more than one year of international rugby. Voting is assessed on international test matches only.[1]

Winner & Nominees

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Year Image Winner Nominees Ref(s)
2015 Nehe Milner-Skudder in 2015 New Zealand Nehe Milner-Skudder Scotland Mark Bennett
Georgia (country) Vasil Lobzhanidze 		[2][3]
2016 Maro Itoje in 2015 England Maro Itoje New Zealand Anton Lienert-Brown
New Zealand Ardie Savea 		[4][5]
2017 Rieko Ioane in 2015 New Zealand Rieko Ioane Argentina Emiliano Boffelli
France Damian Penaud 		[6][7]
2018 N/A South Africa Aphiwe Dyantyi Ireland Jordan Larmour
New Zealand Karl Tu'inukuafe 		[8][9]
2019 Romain Ntamack in 2019 France Romain Ntamack England Joe Cokanasiga
South Africa Herschel Jantjies 		[10][11]
2021 Will Jordan in 2024 New Zealand Will Jordan Australia Andrew Kellaway
Wales Louis Rees-Zammit
England Marcus Smith 		[12][13]
2022 Ange Capuozzo in 2023 Italy Ange Capuozzo England Henry Arundell
Ireland Mack Hansen
Ireland Dan Sheehan 		[14][15]
2023 Mark Tele'a in 2024 New Zealand Mark Tele'a France Louis Bielle-Biarrey
South Africa Manie Libbok
New Zealand Tamaiti Williams 		[16]
2024 New Zealand Wallace Sititi South Africa Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
England Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
Ireland Jamie Osborne 		[17][18][19]

References

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  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 2024-10-27.
  2. ^ "Nehe Milner-Skudder finalist for World Rugby's breakthrough player of the year". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Nehe Milner-Skudder". halosport.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Maro Itoje crowned World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year". espn.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Maro Itoje, England and Saracens star, named breakthrough player of the year at World Rugby Awards". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Rieko Ioane is World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year". rugbypass.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Rieko Ioane named as finalist for World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Dyantyi wins World Rugby award". sarugbymag.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Aphiwe Dyantyi scoops big prize at World Rugby awards". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ "World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year nominees announced". world.rugby. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ^ "NTAMACK FINISHES OFF GLITTERING YEAR WITH BREAKTHROUGH AWARD". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "All Black Will Jordan wins World Rugby award as Ian Foster misses out". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Rugby: All Blacks wing Will Jordan scoops World Rugby award, history made for top coach". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Nominees unveiled for World Rugby Awards 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  17. ^ "Nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2024". World Rugby. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Wright, Jared (2024-11-18). "World Rugby Awards: Springboks dominate nominations, Antoine Dupont up for top gong". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2024-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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