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World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year

The World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year is awarded by World Rugby each year. It was first awarded in 2004. The award is based in large part on the player’s performance over the course of the World Rugby Sevens Series, along with other Sevens tournaments during the year.

World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year
Awarded forBest Men's Sevens Player of the Year
Date2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2004
Currently held byArgentina Rodrigo Isgro (2023)
WebsiteWorld Rugby Awards

From 2004 until 2008 the award was called the IRB International Sevens Player of the Year. From 2009 until 2013, it was the IRB Sevens Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year.

List of winners

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Year Image Winner Country Other nominees Ref(s)
2004   Simon Amor   England   Ben Gollings
  Lucio Lopez Fleming 		[1][2][3]
2005   Orene Ai'i   New Zealand   Amasio Valence
  Neumi Nanuku 		[4]
2006   Uale Mai   Samoa   Stefan Basson
  Mathew Tait
2007 — Afeleke Pelenise   New Zealand   DJ Forbes
  Mikaele Pesamino
2008   DJ Forbes   New Zealand   Uale Mai
  Fabian Juries 		[5][6]
2009 — Ollie Phillips   England   Collins Injera
  H. Kayange
  Renfred Dazel 		[7][8]
2010 — Mikaele Pesamino   Samoa   Lolo Lui
  Alafoti Fa'osiliva
  Ben Gollings 		[9]
2011   Cecil Afrika   South Africa   Tomasi Cama Jr.
  Tim Mikkelson 		[10]
2012   Tomasi Cama   New Zealand   Frank Halai
  Mathew Turner 		[11][12]
2013   Tim Mikkelson   New Zealand [13]
2014   Samisoni Viriviri   Fiji   Tim Mikkelson
  Kyle Brown
  Tom Mitchell 		[14]
2015   Werner Kok   South Africa   Seabelo Senatla
  Semi Kunatani 		[15]
2016 — Seabelo Senatla   South Africa   Osea Kolinisau
  Virimi Vakatawa 		[16]
2017   Perry Baker   United States   Rosko Specman
  Jerry Tuwai 		[17]
2018   Perry Baker   United States   Ben O'Donnell
  Jerry Tuwai 		[18][19]
2019   Jerry Tuwai   Fiji   Stephen Tomasin
  Folau Niua 		[20][21]
2020 No award [22]
2021   Marcos Moneta   Argentina   Napolioni Bolaca
  Scott Curry
  Jiuta Wainiqolo 		[23]
2022 — Terry Kennedy   Ireland   Nick Malouf
  Kaminieli Rasaku
  Corey Toole 		[24][25]
2023   Rodrigo Isgró   Argentina   Leroy Carter
  Marcos Moneta
  Akuila Rokolisoa 		[26]
2024 — TBD   Antoine Dupont
  Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang
  Terry Kennedy 		[27][28]

Winners with multiple nominations

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Player Wins Nominations
  Perry Baker 2 (2017, 2018) 2 (2017, 2018)
  Jerry Tuwai 1 (2019) 3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
  Tim Mikkelson 1 (2013) 3 (2011, 2013, 2014)
  Seabelo Senatla 1 (2016) 2 (2015, 2016)
  Tomasi Cama Jr. 1 (2012) 2 (2011, 2012)
  Mikaele Pesamino 1 (2010) 2 (2007, 2010)
  DJ Forbes 1 (2008) 2 (2007, 2008)
  Uale Mai 1 (2006) 2 (2006, 2008)
  Marcos Moneta 1 (2021) 2 (2021, 2023)

Explanatory notes

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This section provides additional detail to the table above regarding the team and player accomplishments that season that helped the player win the Sevens Player of the Year award.

  • 2010: Samoa won its first ever World Series title
  • 2013: Tim Mikkelson was recognized as the Player of the Tournament at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  • 2014: Samisoni Viriviri led all players in tries scored with 52.
  • 2015: Werner Kok led all players in tackles made.
  • 2016: Seabelo Senatla led all players in tries scored with 66.
  • 2017: Perry Baker led the World Series in several statistical categories — 57 tries, 76 clean breaks, and 285 points.
  • 2018: Baker was the World Series leader in tries with 37 before missing the last three rounds to injury, returning to help the USA to its best-ever finish of sixth at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  • 2019: Jerry Tuwai was fifth in clean breaks with 34.
  • 2021: Marcos Moneta lead Argentina to their first Rugby Bronze Olympic Medal and he ended being the tryman at that tournament. At the olympics he scored two tries in the memorable match between Argentina and South Africa where Gaston Revol was expelled and Argentina where playing with 6 players.
  • 2022: Terry Kennedy led Ireland to a bronze medal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Other World Rugby Awards

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See also

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References

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