Award
World Rugby Junior Player of the Year |
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Presented by | World Rugby |
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First awarded | 2008 |
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Last awarded | 2019 |
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The World Rugby Junior Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by the World Rugby. It is awarded to the player of the tournament in that year's World Rugby Under 20 Championship. It replaces the now defunct U21 Player of the Year and the U19 Player of the Year. From 2008 until 2013, it was the IRB Junior Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Junior Player of the Year.
List of Winners and Nominees
Other IRB Awards
References
- ^ "Luke Braid nominated for IRB junior player of year". RNZ. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Cruden named IRB Junior Player of the Year". IRB. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Savea named IRB Junior Player of the Year". IRB. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Nominees announced for Junior Player of Year". www.world.rugby. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ a b "IRB Junior Player of the Year nominees set to join elite group of rugby players". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Pollard named Junior World Player of the Year". ESPN Scrum. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Ringrose nominated for Junior Player Award". Leinster Rugby. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Pollard named IRB Junior Player of the Year | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Deegan nominated for World Rugby award". Leinster Rugby. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ O'Sullivan, John. "Max Deegan on World Player of the Year shortlist". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Juarno Augustus named world's best U20 player!". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Augustus wins top U20 award". PlanetRugby. 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Augustus wins U20 award". SA Rugby magazine. 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
External links
- Official World Rugby Awards website