2024 NZ Rugby Awards: Black Ferns sweep awards, Jorja Miller player of the year

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All Blacks Sevens captain Dylan Collier rounded out 2024 with the Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year award.

Jorja Miller took out the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year title. Photo / Getty Images.Jorja Miller took out the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year title. Photo / Getty Images.

A bulldozing season in black for Kaipo Olsen-Baker saw her acknowledged with the Black Ferns Player of the Year title, while her provincial teammate Hollyrae Mete received the Fiao’o Fa’amausili Medal for her outstanding Farah Palmer Cup, presented by Bunnings Warehouse, campaign for the Matawatū Cyclones.

Other domestic winners were Tasman’s Timoci Tavatavanawai and Whanganui’s Alekesio Vakarorogo winning the Duane Monkley Medal (Bunnings Warehouse NPC) and Ian Kirkpatrick Medal (Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship) respectively.

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Waikato FPC Coach James Semple was recognised for his premiership-winning efforts with the ASB National Women’s Coach of the Year, while Auckland midfielder Xavi Taele received the New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year.

Leaders in the community game were recognised with special awards highlighting the contribution of special volunteers, groups and rugby clubs.

Dunedin’s Green Island Rugby Football Club received the Bunnings Warehouse Rugby Club of the Year, Putāruru’s Conor Croke the Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year and Erin Rayner from Sense Rugby the Te Hāpai New Zealand Rugby Community Impact Award.

After becoming New Zealand’s most-capped international match official, Ben O’Keeffe won the New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year for the fourth year in a row.

The New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association Kirk Award was awarded to Dan Carter, while Ian Kirkpatrick was recognised for his outstanding service to the game with the Steinlager Salver.

NZ Rugby Award finalists and winners (in bold)

Sky Television Fans Try of the Year

Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong (King Country)

Katelyn Vahaakolo (Black Ferns)

Jed Melvin (North Harbour )

New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year

Ben O’Keeffe

Maggie Cogger-Orr

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James Doleman

Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year

Steve and Lisa Wild (Thames Valley)

Dave Webb (Auckland)

Conor Croke (Waikato)

Bunnings Warehouse Rugby Club of the Year

Foxton Rugby Club (Horowhenua Kapiti)

Green Island Rugby Football Club (Otago)

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Ponsonby Rugby Club (Auckland)

Te Hāpai New Zealand Rugby Community Impact Award

James Legatt (Tamai Rugby Project)

Lisa Kingi-Bon (New Zealand Rugby Foundation)

Erin Rayner (Sense Rugby NZ)

New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year

Xavi Taele (Auckland)

Vernon Bason (Manawatū)

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Oli Mathis (Waikato)

Elinor-Plum King (Manawatū)

NZRPA Kirk Award

Dan Carter

Steinlager Salver – outstanding contribution to New Zealand Rugby

Ian Kirkpatrick

Ian Kirkpatrick Medal (Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship Player of the Year)

Siu Kakala (South Canterbury)

Declan McCormack (Mid Canterbury)

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Alekesio Vakarorogo (Whanganui)

Duane Monkley Medal (Bunnings Warehouse NPC Player of the Year)

Timoci Tavatavanawai (Tasman)

Folau Fakatava (Hawke’s Bay)

Josh Jacomb (Taranaki)

Fiao’o Fa’amausili Medal (Farah Palmer Cup presented by Bunnings Warehouse Player of the Year)

Chelsea Semple (Waikato)

Hollyrae Merekara Mete (Manawatū)

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Mia Anderson (Waikato)

ASB National Men’s Coach of the Year

Vern Cotter (Blues)

Clark Laidlaw (Hurricanes)

Alando Soakai (Wellington)

Richard Watt (Bay of Plenty)

ASB National Women’s Coach of the Year

Willie Walker (Blues)

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James Semple (Waikato)

Campbell McNeill (Manawatū)

ASB New Zealand Coach of the Year

Cory Sweeney (Black Ferns Sevens)

DHL Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year

Hoskins Sotutu (Blues)

Damian McKenzie (Chiefs)

Harry Plummer (Blues)

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Billy Proctor (Hurricanes)

Sky Super Rugby Aupiki Player of the Year

Katelyn Vahaakolo (Blues)

Layla Sae (Hurricanes Poua)

Kaipo Olsen-Baker (Matatū)

Kennedy Tukuafu (Chiefs Manawa)

Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year

Risi Pouri-Lane (Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Koata, Ngāi Tahu)

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Tamaiti Williams (Ngāpuhi)

Tyrel Lomax (Ngāi Tuhoe, Muaupoko)

Katelyn Vahaakolo (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto)

Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year

Fehi Fineanganofo

Tepaea Cook-Savage

Dylan Collier

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Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year

Jorja Miller

Risi Pouri-Lane

Michaela Blyde

Black Ferns Player of the Year

Georgia Ponsonby

Alana Bremner

Kaipo Olsen-Baker

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All Blacks Player of the Year

Tyrel Lomax

Tupou Vaa’i

Wallace Sititi

adidas National Men’s Team of the Year

Blues

Wellington Lions

Thames Valley Swamp Foxes

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adidas National Women’s Team of the Year

Blues

Waikato

Manawatū Cyclones

adidas New Zealand Team of the Year

Black Ferns Sevens

Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year

Jorja Miller

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