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IRB AWARDS NOMINEES UNVEILED
The nominees for all categories of this year's IRB Awards have been named, with the winners to be announced at the annual gala dinner, to be held this year at London's Royal Lancaster Hotel, on 28 November 2004.
The awards ceremony, which recognises and honours the achievements of those involved in all areas and at all levels of the game, will be attended by 600 guests, among them players, senior officials, ambassadors and distinguished guests from the sporting world.
The short-listed nominees have been decided by the judging panel, comprising former internationals Rob Andrew, Jonathan Davies, John Eales (Chairman), Fabien Galthié, Gavin Hastings, Michael Jones, Dan Lyle, Federico Mendez, Francois Pienaar and Keith Wood.
Their five nominations for the IRB Player of the Year are - Serge Betsen (FRA), Schalk Burger (SA), Gordon D'Arcy (IRE), Matt Giteau (AUS) and Marius Joubert (SA).
Not surprisingly Jake White, who coached South Africa to the Tri Nations title, and Bernard Laporte of Six Nations Grand Slam winners France, are both short-listed for coach of the year following their sides' triumphs, alongside Gordon Tietjens, who has coached New Zealand to unparalleled success in the world's leading Sevens tournaments, and the Portuguese coach Tomaz Morais, who, on a shoe-string budget and picking only from amateur players, took his side to European Nations Cup success and Rugby World Cup Sevens qualification.
Martin Johnson, England's Rugby World Cup winning captain, will present the award for the IRB Team of the Year, and the ceremony will be hosted by the former South African fly half Joel Stransky.
The full nominees and categories are as follows:
IRB Player of the Year
Serge Betsen (FRA)
Schalk Burger (SA)
Gordon D'Arcy (IRE)
Matt Giteau (AUS)
Marius Joubert (SA)
IRB Team of the Year, in association with Sodexho
France
Portugal
South Africa
IRB Coach of the Year
Bernard Laporte (FRA)
Tomas Morais (POR)
Gordon Tietjens (NZ Sevens)
Jake White (SA)
IRB Under 19 Player of the Year
Fabien Cibray (FRA)
Jeremy Thrush (NZ)
Mikaele Tuu'u (NZ)
IRB Under 21 Player of the Year, in association with Waterford
Jamie Heaslip(IRE)
Jerome Kaino (NZ)
Luke McAlister (NZ)
IRB Sevens Team of the Year
Winner: New Zealand
IRB Sevens Player of the Year
Simon Amor (ENG)
Ben Gollings (ENG)
Lucio Lopez Fleming (ARG)
IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service
IRB Women's Personality of the Year
Spirit of Rugby Award
The Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
IRB Chairman's Award
IRB Development Award
For more information visit the IRB Awards website at http://www.awards.irb.com or email alison.hughes@irb.com or contact Alison on +353 1240 9208.
The nominees for all categories of this year's IRB Awards have been named, with the winners to be announced at the annual gala dinner, to be held this year at London's Royal Lancaster Hotel, on 28 November 2004.
The awards ceremony, which recognises and honours the achievements of those involved in all areas and at all levels of the game, will be attended by 600 guests, among them players, senior officials, ambassadors and distinguished guests from the sporting world.
The short-listed nominees have been decided by the judging panel, comprising former internationals Rob Andrew, Jonathan Davies, John Eales (Chairman), Fabien Galthié, Gavin Hastings, Michael Jones, Dan Lyle, Federico Mendez, Francois Pienaar and Keith Wood.
Their five nominations for the IRB Player of the Year are - Serge Betsen (FRA), Schalk Burger (SA), Gordon D'Arcy (IRE), Matt Giteau (AUS) and Marius Joubert (SA).
Not surprisingly Jake White, who coached South Africa to the Tri Nations title, and Bernard Laporte of Six Nations Grand Slam winners France, are both short-listed for coach of the year following their sides' triumphs, alongside Gordon Tietjens, who has coached New Zealand to unparalleled success in the world's leading Sevens tournaments, and the Portuguese coach Tomaz Morais, who, on a shoe-string budget and picking only from amateur players, took his side to European Nations Cup success and Rugby World Cup Sevens qualification.
Martin Johnson, England's Rugby World Cup winning captain, will present the award for the IRB Team of the Year, and the ceremony will be hosted by the former South African fly half Joel Stransky.
The full nominees and categories are as follows:
IRB Player of the Year
Serge Betsen (FRA)
Schalk Burger (SA)
Gordon D'Arcy (IRE)
Matt Giteau (AUS)
Marius Joubert (SA)
IRB Team of the Year, in association with Sodexho
France
Portugal
South Africa
IRB Coach of the Year
Bernard Laporte (FRA)
Tomas Morais (POR)
Gordon Tietjens (NZ Sevens)
Jake White (SA)
IRB Under 19 Player of the Year
Fabien Cibray (FRA)
Jeremy Thrush (NZ)
Mikaele Tuu'u (NZ)
IRB Under 21 Player of the Year, in association with Waterford
Jamie Heaslip(IRE)
Jerome Kaino (NZ)
Luke McAlister (NZ)
IRB Sevens Team of the Year
Winner: New Zealand
IRB Sevens Player of the Year
Simon Amor (ENG)
Ben Gollings (ENG)
Lucio Lopez Fleming (ARG)
IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service
IRB Women's Personality of the Year
Spirit of Rugby Award
The Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
IRB Chairman's Award
IRB Development Award
For more information visit the IRB Awards website at http://www.awards.irb.com or email alison.hughes@irb.com or contact Alison on +353 1240 9208.
