World & NZ Rugby Awards 2018

[Rapido]

I can't watch yet (at work) but I assume the Maitland try is the one with the Fin Russell pass?

Hell yeah, that was great.

[MN5]

@billy-tell said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

Maitland I reckon. There were 2 classy and ballsy passes in there from Finn Russell. Only Retallick's try provides competition.

Yeah give it to Maitland. The Scots don't win anything so I think it would be a great confidence booster for them even if the "Scot" in question is a hori ass bro from Tokoroa who probably should have been an AB ahead of Zac Guildford.

[Crucial]

@sparky said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

Try of the 2018 nominations:

Sean Maitland, Scotland against England.
CJ Standler, Ireland against England.
Brodie Retallick, ABs against Australia
Beauden Barrett, ABs against Australia

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Can't Maitland have try of the year but BBBR have dummy of the year?

[mariner4life]

Maitland's was good because those floaty cut-outs can go so wrong.

The pass at the line for Standers was sexy as fuck, that was a pretty move

Lurch's for the LOLs of the big man throwing a piss-taking dummy and galloping home untouched

But that video just reinforces my opinion that Barrett's was the best try of the year, great movement, turnover in one corner finished in the opposite corner in one go.

[Stargazer]

The nominees for World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year in association with Mastercard are: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand), Faf de Klerk (South Africa), Rieko Ioane (New Zealand), Malcolm Marx (South Africa) and Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

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The nominees for World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year in association with Mastercard are: Pauline Bourdon (France), Fiao’o Faamausili (New Zealand), Gaëlle Hermet (France), Safi N’Diaye (France) and Jessy Trémoulière (France).

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[Crucial]

I d be happy for POTY to go to Marx

[rotated]

Can't say anyone in black has screamed "best in the world" outside of Reiko and Brodie (whose season has been abridged).

[Stargazer]

I'd pick Faf de Klerk.

[sparky]

Furlong and Retallick unlucky to miss out.

Lots of worthy contenders, but the best player I've seen this year is Beauden Barrett. He keeps redefining the attacking role of Number 10s.

[Bones]

I'm taking it the French Womens side had a good year?

[Kruse]

@bones said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

I'm taking it the French Womens side had a good year?

If I had anything to say about it, French women would indeed have a good year.
< / creepy >

[Stargazer]

@bones said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

I'm taking it the French Womens side had a good year?

They won the Grand Slam in the Women's Six Nations.

[Bovidae]

I'm surprised that Faamausili is the NZ player in that list. Sure, it's a good story about her coming out of retirement but a player like Cocksedge has been far more influential.

[Nepia]

Barrett.Lol. Are they all drunk?

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• Award for Distinguished Service: former Japanese prime minister and current president of the Japan Rugby Football Union Yoshirō Mori

• Award for Character: Doddie Weir

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• Spirit of Rugby Award: Jamie Armstrong and The Clan

• International Rugby Players Special Merit Award: Stephen Moore and DJ Forbes

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• Women's Sevens Player of the Year: Michaela Blyde

• Men's Sevens Player of the Year: Perry Baker (USA)

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2018 World Rugby Awards

• World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year: Aphiwe Dyantyi

All nominees were deserving IMO, but disappointed Karl Tu'inukuafe didn't get the award.

[KiwiMurph]

@stargazer it was always going to be Dyantyi.