World Rugby Awards winners and losers: All Blacks and Lions snubbed, ‘justice for props’, Springboks domination and ‘farcical decision’

Following the announcement of the World Rugby Award Nominees, here are our winners and losers.

There are three headline awards up for grabs as World Rugby has already dished out the gongs in the women’s categories following the conclusion of the 2025 Rugby World Cup.

That means just the International Rugby Player Try of the Year, World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year, and Player of the Year awards are up for grabs, with the winners being revealed on Saturday, November 22.

So without further ado, here are our winners and losers.

Winners

Player of the Year Nominees

Just 18 players