Loganimasi named in World Rugby Men’s 7s Dream Team of the Year

After a successful stint in the 7s arena, Fiji Water Flying Fijians winger Ponipate Loganimasi has been named in the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Dream Team of the Year.

Loganimasi was part of the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s side for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 HSBC 7s Series seasons and was also part of the Fiji Men’s 7s side that scooped silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

He later joined the Flying Fijians in September this year where he made his 15s debut against Samoa in the final of the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup.

Loganimasi has been named alongside South Africa’s Selvyn Davids, Antoine Dupont and Aaron Grandidier Nkanang of France, Terry Kennedy of Ireland, Nathan Lawson of Australia, and Matías Osadczuk of Argentina.

The 26-year-old’s impressive form in the 7s arena earned him a spot in the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua squad for the 2025 Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season.

Here is the list of the World Rugby Awards winners:

- Women’s 15s Player of the Year: Ellie Kildunne (England)

- Men’s 15s Player of the Year: Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa)

- World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year in partnership with HSBC: Antoine Dupont (France)

- World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year in partnership with HSBC: Maddison Levi (Australia)

- World Rugby Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year: Wallace Sititi (New Zealand)

- World Rugby Women’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year: Erin King (Ireland)

- World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year

1. Ox Nche (South Africa) 2. Malcolm Marx (South Africa) 3. Tyrel Lomax (New Zealand) 4. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa) 5. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) 6. Pablo Matera (Argentina) 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa) 8. Caelan Doris (Ireland) 9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland) 10. Damian McKenzie (New Zealand) 11. James Lowe (Ireland) 12. Damian de Allende (South Africa) 13. Jesse Kriel (South Africa) 14. Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa) 15. Will Jordan (New Zealand).

- World Rugby Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year:

1. Hope Rogers (USA), 2. Georgia Ponsonby (New Zealand) 3. Maud Muir (England) 4. Zoe Aldcroft (England) 5. Laetitia Royer (Canada) 6. Aoife Wafer (Ireland) 7. Sophie de Goede (Canada) 8. Alex Matthews (England) 9. Pauline Bourdon Sansus (France) 10. Holly Aitchison (England) 11. Katelyn Vahaakolo (New Zealand) 12. Alex Tessier (Canada) 13. Sylvia Brunt (New Zealand) 14. Abby Dow (England) 15. Ellie Kildunne (England).

– World Rugby Women’s Sevens Dream Team of the Year in partnership with HSBC: Olivia Apps (Canada), Michaela Blyde (New Zealand), Kristi Kirshe (USA), Maddison Levi (Australia), Ilona Maher (USA), Jorja Miller (New Zealand), Séraphine Okemba (France).