International Team of the Year: IRB International Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: Tomasi Cama IRB Development Award: South African Rugby Union IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Paul Dobson IRB Junior Player of the Year: Jan Serfontein Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Viorel Morariu IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Lindsay Hilton IRPA Try of the Year: Bryan Habana IRB Hall of Fame inductees: IRB Women’s Player of the Year: Michaela Staniford 2013 IRB Player of the Year: Kieran Read IRB International Team of the Year: IRB International Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Tim Mikkelson IRB Women's Sevens Player of the Year: Kayla McAlister IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Michel Lamoulie IRPA Try of the Year: Beauden Barrett 2014 Note: Some of the awards for this year were presented before 19 November, when the International Rugby Board changed its name to the current World Rugby. World Rugby Player of the Year: Brodie Retallick World Rugby Team of the Year: World Rugby Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Samisoni Viriviri IRB Women's Player of the Year: Magali Harvey IRB Women's Sevens Player of the Year: Emilee Cherry IRB Junior Player of the Year: Handré Pollard IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Bob Francis IRPA Try of the Year: Francois Hougaard 2015 World Rugby Player of the Year: Dan Carter World Rugby Team of the Year: World Rugby Coach of the Year: Michael Cheika World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year: Nehe Milner-Skudder World Rugby Women's Player of the Year: Kendra Cocksedge World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year: Werner Kok World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year: Portia Woodman World Rugby Referee Award: Nigel Owens Wales IRPA Try of the Year Julian Savea 2015 Rugby World Cup best match moment: 's final try and victory against IRPA Special Merit Award: Brian O'Driscoll Nathan Sharpe Award for Character: Pakistan Rugby Union Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Nigel Starmer-Smith 2016 World Rugby Player of the Year: Beauden Barrett World Rugby Team of the Year: World Rugby Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year: Maro Itoje World Rugby Women's Player of the Year: Sarah Hunter World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year: Seabelo Senatla World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year: Charlotte Caslick