World Rugby Men's Sevens Rookie of the Year

World Rugby Men's Sevens Rookie of the Year
Awarded forBest Men's Sevens Rookie of the Year
Date2014 (2014)
Presented byWorld Rugby
First award2014
Currently held byNew Zealand Kele Lasaqa (2026)
WebsiteWorld Rugby Awards

The World Rugby Sevens Rookie of the Year is awarded by World Rugby each year. It was first awarded in 2014. The award is based in large part on the player's performance over the course of the World Rugby Sevens Series, along with other Sevens tournaments during the year.

List of winners

Year Image Winner Country Other nominees Ref(s)
2014 N/a Ambrose Curtis  New Zealand New Zealand Akira Ioane
Australia Pama Fou
South Africa Seabelo Senatla
[1]
2015 Jerry Tuwai  Fiji Canada Connor Braid
South Africa Ruhan Nel
Argentina Juan Pablo Estelles
[2]
2016 Henry Hutchison  Australia Argentina Bautista Ezcurra
Samoa Phoenix Hunapo-Nofoa
New Zealand Regan Ware
[2]
2017 Matías Osadczuk  Argentina Fiji Kalione Nasoko
New Zealand Vilimoni Koroi
[3]
2018 Eroni Sau  Fiji Fiji Alosio Naduva
Australia Ben O'Donnell
[4]
2019 Meli Derenalagi  Fiji Fiji Vilimoni Botitu
Fiji Aminiasi Tuimaba
[5]
2020 No award [6]
2021 Marcos Moneta  Argentina South Africa Ronald Brown
Australia Samu Kerevi
2022 N/a Corey Toole  Australia Australia Henry Patterson
Australia Dietrich Roache
[7][8]
2023 N/a Ricardo Duarttee  South Africa France Théo Forner
Argentina Joaquín Pellandini
[9]
2024 Antoine Dupont in 2023 Antoine Dupont  France Australia Henry Palmer
South Africa Quewin Nortje
[10]
2025 N/a Enahemo Artaud  France Fiji George Bose
Australia Aden Ekanayake
[11]
2026 N/a Kele Lasaqa  New Zealand Australia Harry Wilson
United Kingdom Finley Lloyd-Gilmour
[12][13]

Other World Rugby Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tim Mikkelson misses out on IRB sevens award". Stuff. May 12, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Senatla scoops World Rugby sevens award". Sport. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. ↑ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series awards: As it happened! | World Rugby". www.world.rugby.
  4. ↑ "Awards night brings down curtain on thrilling HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2018 | World Rugby". www.world.rugby.
  5. ↑ "Meli Derenalagi takes HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Rookie of the Year award 2019". www.fijivillage.com.
  6. ↑ "World Rugby Awards Special Edition: Fans' Choice voting now open!". World Rugby. 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nominees unveiled for World Rugby Awards 2022". 2022-11-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ↑ "Sevens stars celebrated at HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series awards in LA | World Rugby". www.world.rugby.
  9. ↑ https://ruggas.co.za/blitzbok-named-hsbc-world-rugby-sevens-rookie-of-the-year/
  10. ↑ "Who's who on the HSBC SVNS 2024 Rookie of the Year shortlist". HSBC SVNS Series | Official Website. May 31, 2024.
  11. ↑ https://www.vftt.co.za/post/nominees-revealed-for-hsbc-svns-awards-2025
  12. ↑ "Stars of HSBC SVNS 2026 celebrated in Bordeaux". HSBC SVNS Series | Official Website.
  13. ↑ "Nominees revealed for HSBC SVNS Awards 2026". HSBC SVNS Series | Official Website. January 6, 2026.