Ardie Savea has been named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year and the All Blacks Player of the Year at the New Zealand Rugby Awards, following a standout season in which he also played his 100th Test.
On the back of his superb season with Moana Pasifika, he was also named Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year.
New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson says Savea had a level of consistency that is unmatched.
He says Savea keeps raising the bar for what's possible on an individual level, and brings his inspirational leadership to every environment.
Meanwhile, superstar Braxton Sorensen-McGee added two more awards to her outstanding debut year.
After winning World Rugby's Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year, the 19-year-old was named Black Ferns Player of the Year and New Zealand Age Grade Player of the Year.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (Ngāpuhi/Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa/Ngāti Porou) also took home multiple awards, winning Super Rugby Aupiki Player of the Year and the Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year, acknowledging her on-field performance as well as being a role model for Māori within rugby.
The Black Ferns Sevens took out both Team of the Year and Coach of the Year, Cory Sweeney claiming the latter for a sixth time.
Crusaders coach Rob Penney and Black Ferns head coach Willie Walker were acknowledged as men's and women's Coach of the Year respectively, while Maggie Cogger-Orr was named Referee of the Year for the first time.
Source: RNZ Sports
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