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

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]

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 Mark Tele'a (2023)
WebsiteWorld Rugby Awards

Winner & Nominees

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

References

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  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)
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