The International Rugby Players Special Merit Award is presented at the World Rugby Awards by World Rugby.
| IRP Special Merit Award | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | World Rugby |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Currently held by |  Bryan Habana (2022) |
Recipients edit
| Year | Recipients | Refs |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Fabien Pelous
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| 2008 |  Agustín Pichot
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| 2011 |  George Smith
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| 2015 |  Brian O'Driscoll Nathan Sharpe
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[1][2] |
| 2016 | Jean de Villiers
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[3] |
| 2017 |  Richie McCaw Rachael Burford
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| 2018 | DJ Forbes Stephen Moore
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| 2019 | Jamie Heaslip
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[4][5] |
| 2022 | Bryan Habana
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[6] |
| 2023 | John Smit
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[7] |
References edit
- ^ "O'Driscoll Receives IRPA Special Merit Award". Leinster Rugby. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "O'Driscoll Honoured With IRPA Special Merit Award". Irish Rugby. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "SARU congratulates World Rugby award winners". Sport. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Heaslip wins IRP Special Merit honour at World Rugby Awards". Leinster Rugby. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Watch: Jamie Heaslip Picks Up Special Merit At The World Rugby Awards". Extra.ie. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-01.