The World Rugby Junior Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by the World Rugby. It is awarded to the player of the tournament in that year's World Rugby Under 20 Championship. It replaces the now defunct U21 Player of the Year and the U19 Player of the Year. From 2008 until 2013, it was the IRB Junior Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Junior Player of the Year.
List of Winners and Nominees
YearWinnerOther nomineesRef2008 Luke Braid () Chris Smith Joe Simpson 2009 Aaron Cruden () Winston Stanley Carl Fearns Richard Kingi 2010 Julian Savea () Tyler Bleyendaal Robbie Coleman Ignacio Rodriguez Muedra 2011 George Ford () Luke Whitelock Sam Cane 2012 Jan Serfontein () JJ Hanrahan Shaun Adendorff 2013 Sam Davies () Ardie Savea Jack Clifford 2014 Handré Pollard () Garry Ringrose Tevita Li Nathan Earle 2015 James Chisholm () Akira Ioane Tevita Li Jonah Placid 2016 Max Deegan () Harry Mallinder Shaun Stevenson Ataata Moeakiola Curwin Bosch 2017 Juarno Augustus () Zach Mercer Will Jordan Tiaan Falcon Gabriel Ibitoye 2018 Jordan Joseph () Romain Ntamack Gabriel Ibitoye Jordan Olowofela2019 Juan Pablo Castro () Fraser McReight Louis Carbonel Jaden Hendrikse
Other IRB Awards
References
External links Official World Rugby Awards website