World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year

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World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year
Awarded forBest Women's 15s Player of the Year
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2015
Currently held byEngland Marlie Packer (2023)
WebsiteWorld Rugby

The World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year is awarded annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards. Prior to 2015, the IRB presented the Women's Player of the Year award from 2001–2002, and in 2012 and 2014. The IRB Women's Personality of the Year award was presented from 2003–2011.

Winners and nominees[edit]

Year Winner Other nominees Ref(s)
IRB Women's Player of the Year
2001 England Shelley Rae [1]
2002 New Zealand Monique Hirovanaa
IRB Women's Personality of the Year
2003 United States Kathy Flores [2]
2004 Scotland Donna Kennedy [3][4]
2005 New Zealand Farah Palmer [5][6]
2006 England Maggie Alphonsi France Delphine Plantet
New Zealand Anna Richards 		[7]
2007 Australia Sarah Corrigan
2008 England Carol Isherwood [8]
2009 Australia Debby Hodgkinson [9]
2010 New Zealand Carla Hohepa England Margaret Alphonsi
England Danielle Waterman
Australia Nicole Beck 		[10][11]
2011 Hong Kong Ruth Mitchell
IRB Women's Player of the Year
2012 England Michaela Staniford [12][13][14]
2014 Canada Magali Harvey France Safi N'Diaye
Canada Kelly Russell
Ireland Niamh Briggs 		[15][16][17]
World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year
2015 New Zealand Kendra Cocksedge France Gaëlle Mignot
Ireland Sophie Spence 		[18]
2016 England Sarah Hunter New Zealand Fiao'o Fa'amausili
France Gaëlle Mignot 		[19]
2017 New Zealand Portia Woodman [20]
2018 France Jessy Trémoulière [21]
2019 England Emily Scarratt England Katy Daley-McLean
England Sarah Bern
New Zealand Kendra Cocksedge
France Pauline Bourdon 		[22]
2021 England Zoe Aldcroft France Caroline Boujard
England Poppy Cleall
France Laure Sansus 		[23][24]
2022 New Zealand Ruahei Demant Canada Sophie de Goede
England Alex Matthews
France Laure Sansus
New Zealand Portia Woodman 		[25][26]
2023 England Marlie Packer New Zealand Ruahei Demant
England Abby Dow
France Gabrielle Vernier 		[27][28]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Eagles great Kathy Flores passes away". Americas Rugby News. 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. ^ "Donna Kennedy". Rugby World. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. ^ "Burger best, as Kennedy and Fleming also rewarded". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ "Farah Palmer". Rugby World. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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  8. ^ "Isherwood's influence felt around the globe". Scrum Queens. 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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  10. ^ "Carla Hohepa Named IRB Women's Personality of the Year 2010". www.nznewsuk.co.uk. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  11. ^ "Four players nominated for World Player of the Year". Scrumqueens. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. ^ "England's Michaela Staniford named the IRB Women's Player of the Year". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  13. ^ "Staniford named IRB women's player of the year". ESPN.com. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  14. ^ Douglas, Lynsey (2012-12-02). "MICHAELA STANIFORD NAMED IRB PLAYER OF THE YEAR". www.waspsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  15. ^ "Nominees named for Rugby Women's Player of the Year". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Briggs Shortlisted For Women's Player Of The Year". irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Magali Harvey named Women's Player of the Year 2014". bcmagazine.net. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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  19. ^ "Sarah Hunter crowned women's player of the year by World Rugby". the Guardian. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  20. ^ worldrugby.org. "Barrett and Woodman named World Rugby Players of the Year 2017 | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  21. ^ world.rugby. "Richie McCaw and Jessy Trémoulière lead winners at World Rugby Awards Special Edition | Rugby World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  22. ^ "England's Emily Scarratt crowned women's world player of the year". the Guardian. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  23. ^ "England's Aldcroft named World Rugby women's POTY". ESPN.com. 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  24. ^ "Zoe Aldcroft named as World Rugby's Player of the Year". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  25. ^ "Nominees unveiled for World Rugby Awards 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "Women's nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2023". World Rugby. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  28. ^ "Marlie Packer crowned World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year". World Rugby. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

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