IRB International U21 Player of the Year

International U21 Player of the Year
Presented byIRB
First award2001
Final award2006

The IRB International U21 Player of the Year was awarded by the International Rugby Board (now World Rugby) in the autumn each year from 2001 to 2006. In 2008, it was combined with the IRB International U19 Player of the Year to create the IRB Junior Player of the Year award.

List of winners

YearWinnerCountry
2001Richie McCaw New Zealand
2002Pat Barnard South Africa
2003Ben Atiga New Zealand
2004Jerome Kaino New Zealand
2005Tatafu Polota-Nau Australia
2006Lionel Beauxis France

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