Under-19 Player of the Year: Robert Fruean, IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Afeleke Pelenise, IRB Sevens Team of the Year: IRB Women's Personality of the Year: Sarah Corrigan, referee, Australia In 2007, she became the first woman ever to referee in an IRB 15-man tournament outside of the Women's Rugby World Cup when she took charge of the match between and in the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship. IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Dick Byres, retired, Australia After refereeing 14 Tests, he was a charter member of the IRB Referee Selector panel when it was formed in 1997, and was the longest-serving member of the panel when he retired in 2007. Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: José María Epalza, After a playing career that saw him earn 38 caps for , and coaching the Spanish national team from 1986 to 1990, he went on to a distinguished career in rugby administration, serving in several key posts in the Spanish Rugby Federation and FIRA–AER. Spirit of Rugby Award: Nicolas Pueta, Pueta regularly plays club rugby despite having a congenital femoral deficiency that meant that his left leg never grew to the same size as his right one. IRPA Try of the Year: Takudzwa Ngwenya, IRPA Special Merit Award: Fabien Pelous, Pelous is the most-capped player in France history, and also the most-capped lock ever. IRB Development Award: Jacob Thompson, Jamaica Ever since returning home to Jamaica from England in the 1970s, Thompson has tirelessly worked to promote the sport in his homeland. He has been president of the Jamaica Rugby Union since 1999. IRB Hall of Fame inductees: Pierre de Coubertin, Wilson Whineray, Danie Craven, South Africa Gareth Edwards, John Eales, 2008 IRB Player of the Year: Shane Williams, IRB International Team of the Year: IRB International Coach of the Year: Graham Henry, IRB Junior Player of the Year: Luke Braid, IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: DJ Forbes, IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Roelien Muller and Patrick Cotter IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Andre Watson IRB International Women's Personality of the Year: Carol Isherwood IRPA Special Merit Award: Agustín Pichot IRB Development Award: TAG Rugby Development Trust and Martin Hansford IRPA Try of the Year: Brian O'Driscoll 2009 IRB Player of the Year: Richie McCaw IRB International Team of the Year: IRB International Coach of the Year: Declan Kidney (Ireland) IRB Junior Player of