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WORLD RUGBY AWARDS 2016 WINNERSWorld Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Beauden Barrett, New ZealandWorld Rugby Women’s Player of the Year Sarah Hunter, EnglandWorld Rugby Team of the Year New ZealandWorld Rugby Coach of the Year Steve Hansen, New ZealandWorld Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Maro Itoje, EnglandWorld Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBCSeabelo Senatla, South Africa World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBC Charlotte Caslick, AustraliaWorld Rugby Referee Award Alhambra Nievas, Spain, and Rasta Rasivhenge, South AfricaVernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service Syd MillarAward for Character Rugby Opens Borders, Austrian Rugby UnionIRPA Special Merit Award Jean de Villiers, South AfricaIRPA Try of the Year Jamie Heaslip, Ireland (v Italy)Special recognition of Olympic Games success Australia’s women and Fiji’s menFor more information on the World Rugby Awards visit worldrugby.org/awardsAWARDS SPONSORS 4 million social media video views for the Awards18,000votes cast in exclusive Twitter vote for IRPATry of the YearWORLD RUGBY AWARDS | CELEBRATE