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Nasova and Moneta receive SVNS Men’s Top Try Scorer award while Malcolm Marx wins World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year

Nasova and Moneta receive SVNS Men’s Top Try Scorer award while Malcolm Marx wins World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year

By Alipate Narawa
23/11/2025

Former Fiji Airways Men's National 7s winger Joji Nasova and Marcos Moneta of Argentina have been jointly awarded the SVNS Men’s Top Try Scorer.

This is after the duo scored 26 tries last season.

The SVNS Women’s Top Try Scorer was scooped by Madison Levi of Australia.

Moneta also walked away with the HSBC SVNS Men’s Try of the Year which he scored against Australia in the Hong Kong 7s.

Springboks hooker Malcom Marx was named World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year.

Marx was presented his award by former Springbok skipper Victor Matfield who said he never thought he would step foot in a rugby locker room again.

All Blacks lock Fabian Holland won World Rugby Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year.

International Rugby Players Association Men’s 15s Try of the Year went to Santiago Pedrero of Chile.

England Women's national coach John Mitchell won World Rugby Coach of the Year.

Hollie Davidson of Scotland won World Rugby Referee Award in partnership with Emirates.

All Blacks legend Dan Carter scooped the International Rugby Players Special Merit Award

HSBC SVNS Men’s Player of the Year in partnership with HSBC went to Luciano Gonzalez of Argentina

HSBC SVNS Women’s Player of the Year in partnership with HSBC was won by silver fern Jorja Miller.

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