IRB Awards

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These are the Awards that were Given out by the IRB from 2001 - 2006 :

2006

• IRB International Player of the Year: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
• IRB International Team of the Year: New Zealand
• IRB International Coach of the Year: Graham Henry (New Zealand)
• IRB International U19 Player of the Year: Josh Holmes (Australia)
• IRB International U21 Player of the Year: Lionel Beauxis (France)
• IRB International Sevens Team of the Year: Fiji
• IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: Uale Mai (Samoa)
• Spirit of Rugby Award: Polly Miller
• Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Brian Lochore
• IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Peter Marshall
• IRB International Women's Personality of the Year: Margaret Alphonsi
• IRB Development Award: Mike Luke
• IRB Hall of Fame inductees: William Webb Ellis and Rugby School

2005

• IRB International Player of the Year: Daniel Carter (New Zealand)
• IRB International Team of the Year: New Zealand
• IRB International Coach of the Year: Graham Henry (New Zealand)
• IRB International U19 Player of the Year: Isaia Toeava (New Zealand)
• IRB International U21 Player of the Year: Tatafu Polota-Nau (Australia)
• IRB International Sevens Team of the Year: Fiji
• IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: Orene Ai’i (New Zealand)
• Spirit of Rugby Award: Jean Pierre Rives
• Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Peter Crittle
• IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Paddy O’Brien
• IRB International Women's Personality of the Year: Farah Palmer
• IRB Development Award: Robert Antonin
• IRB Chairman's Award: Sir Tasker Watkins V.C., G.B.E, D.L

2004

• IRB International Player of the Year: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
• IRB International Team of the Year, in association with Sodexho: South Africa
• IRB International Coach of the Year: Jake White (South Africa)
• IRB International U19 Player of the Year: Jeremy Thrush (New Zealand)
• IRB International U21 Player of the Year in association with Waterford Crystal: Jerome Kaino (New Zealand)
• IRB International Sevens Team of the Year: New Zealand
• IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: Simon Amor (England)
• Spirit of Rugby Award: Jarrod Cunnningham
• Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Ronnie Dawson
• IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Jim Fleming
• IRB International Women’s Personality of the Year: Donna Kennedy
• IRB Development Award: Guedel Ndiaye
• IRB Chairman’s Award: Marcel Martin

2003

• IRB Player of the Year in assoc. with Heineken: Jonny Wilkinson (ENG)
• IRB Team of the Year: England
• IRB Coach of the Year: Clive Woodward (ENG)
• IRB U19 Player of the Year: Jean Baptiste Payras (FRA)
• IRB U21 Player of the Year in assoc. with Waterford Crystal: Ben Atiga (NZ)
• IRB Sevens Team of the Year: New Zealand
• Spirit of Rugby Award: Michael & Linda Collinson
• IRB Award for Distinguished Service: Bob Stuart
• IRB Referee Distinguished Service Award: Derek Bevan
• IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Kathy Flores
• IRB Development Award: Tan Theany & Philippe Monnin
• IRB Chairman’s Award: Vernon Pugh

2002

• IRB Player of the Year, in assoc. with Heineken: Fabien Galthié (FRA)
• IRB Coach of the Year: Bernard Laporte (FRA)
• IRB Team of the Year: France
• IRB U19 Player of the Year: Luke McAlister (NZ)
• U21 Player of the Year, in assoc. with Waterford: Pat Barnard (SA)
• IRB Sevens Team of the Year: New Zealand
• IRB Women's Player of the Year: Monique Hirovanaa (NZ)
• IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Colin Hawke
• IRB Development Award: John Broadfoot
• IRB Distinguished Services Award: Allan Hosie
• Chairman's Awards: Bill Mclaren, George Pippos (posthumously)
• IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Old Christians Rugby Club

2001

• IRB Player of the Year, in assoc. with Heineken: Keith Wood (IRE)
• IRB Team of the Year: Australia
• IRB Coach of the Year: Rod Macqueen (AUS)
• IRB Young Player of the Year: Gavin Henson (WAL)
• IRB Women's Player of the Year: Shelley Rae (ENG)
• Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Ed Morrison
• Spirit of Rugby Award: Tim Grandadge (IND)
• Chairman's Awards: Kath McLean, Sir Terry McLean, Albert Farasse, John Eales
• Development Awards: Uruguay; Jorge Brasceras.
• IRB Distinguished Service Award: Tom Kiernan (IRE)