World Rugby Awards – nagrody przyznawane przez World Rugby, organizację zarządzającą rugby union, za osiągnięcia w tym sporcie.
IRB w kwietniu 2001 roku ogłosiła zamiar przyznawania wyróżnień za osiągnięcia w rugby union, sama ceremonia zaś odbywała się od listopada tegoż roku na dorocznej gali. Z uwagi jednak na panujący kryzys ekonomiczny IRB postanowiła od roku 2009 – prócz lat, w których odbywają się Puchary Świata – wręczać nagrody indywidualnie na przestrzeni całego roku, najlepiej przy okazji wydarzeń związanych z wyróżnionym. Do gali powrócono od roku 2016, z przerwą na pandemię COVID-19.
Uhonorowani 2001 Ceremonia odbyła się 11 listopada 2001 roku w Mayfair Theatre w Londynie, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Keith Wood IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Rod Macqueen IRB Young Player of the Year: Gavin Henson IRB Women’s Player of the Year: Shelley Rae IRB Development Award: Urugwaj Jorge Brasceras IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Tim Grandadge IRB Award for Distinguished Service: Tom Kiernan IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Ed Morrison Anglia IRB Chairman's Award: Kath McLean Terry McLean Albert Ferrasse John Eales
2002 Ceremonia odbyła się 26 stycznia 2003 roku w Landmark Hotel w Londynie, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Fabien Galthié IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Bernard Laporte IRB U19 Player of the Year: Luke McAlister IRB U21 Player of the Year: Pat Barnard IRB Sevens Team of the Year: IRB Women’s Player of the Year: Monique Hirovanaa IRB Development Award: John Broadfoot IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Old Christians Club IRB Award for Distinguished Service: Allan Hosie Szkocja IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Colin Hawke Nowa Zelandia IRB Chairman's Award: Bill McLaren George Pippos Australia
2003 Ceremonia odbyła się 23 listopada 2003 roku w Wharf 8 w Sydney, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Jonny Wilkinson IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Clive Woodward IRB U19 Player of the Year: Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet IRB U21 Player of the Year: Ben Atiga IRB Sevens Team of the Year: IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Kathy Flores USA IRB Development Award: Tan Theany i Philippe Monnin IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Michael i Linda Collinson IRB Award for Distinguished Service: Bob Stuart Nowa Zelandia IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Derek Bevan Walia IRB Chairman's Award: Vernon Pugh Walia
2004 Ceremonia odbyła się 28 listopada 2004 roku w Royal Lancaster Hotel w Londynie, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Schalk Burger IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Jake White IRB U19 Player of the Year: Jeremy Thrush IRB U21 Player of the Year: Jerome Kaino IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Simon Amor IRB Sevens Team of the Year: IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Donna Kennedy IRB Development Award: Guédel Ndiaye IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Jarrod Cunningham Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Ronnie Dawson Irlandia IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Jim Fleming Szkocja IRB Chairman's Award: Marcel Martin Francja
2005 Ceremonia odbyła się 27 listopada 2005 roku w Pavillon d’Armenonville w Paryżu, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Daniel Carter IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Graham Henry IRB U19 Player of the Year: Isaia Toeava IRB U21 Player of the Year: Tatafu Polota-Nau IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Orene Aiʻi IRB Sevens Team of the Year: IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Farah Palmer IRB Development Award: Robert Antonin Francja IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Jean Pierre Rives Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Peter Crittle Australia IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Paddy O’Brien Nowa Zelandia IRB Chairman's Award: Tasker Watkins Walia IRPA Special Merit Award: George Gregan
2006 Ceremonia odbyła się 27 listopada 2006 roku w Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum w Glasgow, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Richie McCaw IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Graham Henry IRB U19 Player of the Year: Josh Holmes IRB U21 Player of the Year: Lionel Beauxis IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Uale Mai IRB Sevens Team of the Year: IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Margaret Alphonsi IRB Development Award: Mike Luke IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Polly Miller Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Brian Lochore IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Peter Marshall Australia IRB Hall of Fame: William Webb Ellis Rugby School
2007 Ceremonia odbyła się 21 października 2007 roku w Pavillon d’Armenonville w Paryżu, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Bryan Habana IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Jake White IRB U19 Player of the Year: Robert Fruean IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Afeleke Pelenise IRB Sevens Team of the Year: IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Sarah Corrigan Australia IRB Development Award: Jacob Thompson Jamaica IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Nicolas Pueta Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: José María Epalza Hiszpania IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Dick Byres Australia IRPA Special Merit Award: Fabien Pelous IRPA Try of the Year: Takudzwa Ngwenya IRB Hall of Fame: Pierre de Coubertin Danie Craven John Eales Gareth Edwards Wilson Whineray
2008 Ceremonia odbyła się 23 listopada 2008 roku w hali Old Billingsgate w Londynie, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Shane Williams IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Graham Henry IRB Junior Player of the Year: Luke Braid IRB Sevens Player of the Year: DJ Forbes IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Carol Isherwood IRB Development Award: TAG Rugby Development Trust i Martin Hansford IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Roelien Muller i Patrick Cotter Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Nicholas Shehadie Australia IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Andre Watson RPA IRPA Special Merit Award: Agustín Pichot IRPA Try of the Year: Brian O’Driscoll IRB Hall of Fame: 1888 New Zealand Natives i Joe Warbrick Jack Kyle Melrose RFC i Ned Haig Hugo Porta Philippe Sella
2009 IRB Player of the Year: Richie McCaw IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Declan Kidney IRB Junior Player of the Year: Aaron Cruden IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Ollie Phillips IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Debby Hodgkinson IRB Development Award: Lin Chai Seng IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: L’Aquila Rugby Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Noel Murphy Irlandia IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Francis Palmade Francja IRPA Special Merit Award: Kevin Mac Clancy IRPA Try of the Year: Jaque Fourie IRB Hall of Fame: Frik du Preez Barry „Fairy” Heatlie Bill Maclagan Ian McGeechan Willie John McBride Syd Millar Irlandia Clifford Morgan Bennie Osler Tony O’Reilly
2010 IRB Player of the Year: Richie McCaw IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Graham Henry IRB Junior Player of the Year: Julian Savea IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Mikaele Pesamino IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Carla Hohepa IRB Development Award: Brian O’Shea Australia IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Virreyes RC Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Jean-Claude Baqué Francja IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Colin High Anglia IRPA Try of the Year: Chris Ashton
2011 Ceremonia odbyła się 24 października 2011 roku w Vector Arena w Auckland, a nagrody otrzymali: IRB Player of the Year: Thierry Dusautoir IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Graham Henry IRB Junior Player of the Year: George Ford IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Cecil Afrika IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Ruth Mitchell Hongkong IRB Development Award: Rookie Rugby IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Wooden Spoon Society Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Jock Hobbs Nowa Zelandia IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Keith Lawrence Nowa Zelandia IRPA Special Merit Award: George Smith IRPA Try of the Year: Radike Samo IRB Hall of Fame: Serge Blanco André Boniface i Guy Boniface Lucien Mias Jean Prat Alan Rotherham i Harry Vassall Cardiff R.F.C. i Frank Hancock Mike Gibson Barbarian F.C. William Percy Carpmael Kitch Christie Bob Dwyer Nick Farr-Jones Martin Johnson John Kendall-Carpenter Anglia David Kirk Brian Lima Richard Littlejohn Nowa Zelandia Brian Lochore Jonah Lomu Rod Macqueen Agustín Pichot Francois Pienaar Gareth Rees Nicholas Shehadie Australia John Smit Roger Vanderfield Australia Jake White Clive Woodward
2012 IRB Player of the Year: Daniel Carter IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen IRB Junior Player of the Year: Jan Serfontein IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Tomasi Cama IRB Women’s Player of the Year: Michaela Staniford IRB Development Award: Południowoafrykański Związek Rugby IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Lindsay Hilton Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Viorel Morariu Rumunia IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Paul Dobson Republika Południowej Afryki IRPA Try of the Year: Bryan Habana IRB Hall of Fame: Gordon Tietjens Ian Campbell i Donald Campbell Demi Sakata z LIO 1924 z LIO 1920 i LIO 1924 Richard Tsimba i Kennedy Tsimba
2013 IRB Player of the Year: Kieran Read IRB Team of the Year: IRB Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen IRB Junior Player of the Year: Sam Davies IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Tim Mikkelson IRB Women’s Sevens Player of the Year: Kayla McAlister IRB Development Award: Ange Guimera / Robin Timmins Australia IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Yoshiharu Yamaguchi Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Ian McIntosh RPA IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Michel Lamoulie Francja IRPA Try of the Year: Beauden Barrett IRB Hall of Fame: Alfred St. George Hamersley Władimir Iljuszyn Waisale Serevi Thomas Lawton John Thornett Ken Catchpole Mark Ella David Campese George Gregan Robert Seddon i British and Irish Lions z 1888 David Bedell-Sivright Bleddyn Williams i Jack Matthews Ronnie Dawson Gavin Hastings
2014 World Rugby Player of the Year: Brodie Retallick World Rugby Team of the Year: World Rugby Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen IRB Junior Player of the Year: Handré Pollard IRB Sevens Player of the Year: Samisoni Viriviri IRB Women’s Player of the Year: Magali Harvey IRB Women’s Sevens Player of the Year: Emilee Cherry IRB Development Award: Bidzina Iwaniszwili IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: VOR Vivendo O Rugby Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Ray Williams Walia IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Bob Francis Nowa Zelandia IRPA Try of the Year: Francois Hougaard World Rugby Hall of Fame: Fred Allen Don Clarke Grant Fox Sean Fitzpatrick Michael Jones Ian Kirkpatrick John Kirwan Terry McLean Colin Meads Graham Mourie George Nepia Nathalie Amiel Bill Beaumont Gill Burns Ieuan Evans Jim Greenwood Carol Isherwood Patty Jervey Jason Leonard Michael Lynagh Jo Maso Farah Palmer Anna Richards Keith Rowlands JPR Williams Keith Wood
2015 Ceremonia odbyła się 1 listopada 2015 roku w Battersea Evolution w Londynie, a nagrody otrzymali: World Rugby Player of the Year: Daniel Carter World Rugby Team of the Year: World Rugby Coach of the Year: Michael Cheika World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year: Werner Kok World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year: Kendra Cocksedge World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year: Portia Woodman World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year: Nehe Milner-Skudder World Rugby Referee Award: Nigel Owens Walia