Ardie Savea claims top prize at New Zealand Rugby Awards
All Black Ardie Savea has been named New Zealand Rugby's big winner claiming the Player of the Year at its annual awards.
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All Black Ardie Savea has been named New Zealand Rugby's big winner claiming the Player of the Year at its annual awards.
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With a busy year almost over Planet Rugby goes back over the last 12 months and hands out our gongs – good and bad – to a number of worthy recipients.
Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini's capped a wonderful year, winning three major awards at the 2021 New Zealand Rugby Awards, including the supreme Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial Player of the Year.
Dane Coles. Photo: ©PHOTOSPORT 2020 www.photosport.nz The 34-year-old has played 74 Tests since his debut in 2012 and more than 120 games for the Hurricanes. He said he was never going to play for another Super Rugby team and is looking forward to trying to trying to extend his All Blacks career. "I'm so grateful to be playing the game I love, and grateful for the opportunity to continue with the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby. The Hurricanes have been loyal to me, I'm a 'one club' man, so to continue my career with them will be awesome. "I'm also looking forward to giving myself a chan...