the Year: Aaron Cruden IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: Ollie Phillips IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: L'Aquila Rugby The town of L'Aquila, with long rugby traditions, was hit on 6 April 2009 by an earthquake which left 307 people dead and tens of thousands homeless. Amongst the victims was promising young prop Lorenzo Sebastiani, who had played in the last IRB Junior World Championship in Wales. L'Aquila Rugby Club provided shelter, refuge and comfort to people in the town. L'Aquila's Rugby were in the front line of the rescue effort, and helped evacuate victims from damaged buildings. IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: to be awarded IRB International Women's Personality of the Year: Debby Hodgkinson IRPA Special Merit Award: Kevin Mac Clancy IRB Development Award: 林嘉生 Lin, Chia-Sheng(Carlson Lin) Mr Lin was the first person from Asian countries to receive this award, for his decades of dedication to promote rugby sport in Taiwan, and also his selfless contribution to the world rugby society. IRPA Try of the Year: Jaque Fourie 2010 IRB Player of the Year: Richie McCaw IRB International Team of the Year: IRB International Coach of the Year: Graham Henry IRB Junior Player of the Year: Julian Savea IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: Mikaele Pesamino Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Jean-Claude Baqué IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Virreyes RC IRB Women's Personality of the Year Carla Hohepa IRB Development Award winner Brian O'Shea IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service Colin High IRPA Try of the Year: Chris Ashton 2011 IRB Player of the Year: Thierry Dusautoir IRB International Team of the Year: IRB International Coach of the Year: Graham Henry IRB Junior Player of the Year: George Ford IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: Cecil Afrika Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Jock Hobbs IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Wooden Spoon Society United Kingdom IRB Women's Personality of the Year: Ruth Mitchell IRB Development Award winner: Rookie Rugby USA IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Keith Lawrence IRPA Special Merit Award: George Smith IRPA Try of the Year: Radike Samo IRB Hall of Fame inductees: Roger Vanderfield Richard Littlejohn Nicholas Shehadie John Kendall-Carpenter David Kirk Nick Farr-Jones Francois Pienaar Martin Johnson John Smit Brian Lochore Bob Dwyer Kitch Christie Rod Macqueen Clive Woodward Jake White Gareth Rees Agustín Pichot Brian Lima Jonah Lomu 2012 IRB Player of the Year: Daniel Carter IRB