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    Koroibete wins Australia POTY award

    Marika Koroibete poses with the John Eales Medal Marika Koroibete poses with the John Eales Medal during the 2019 Rugby Australia Awards at the Seymour Centre
    Published on November 14, 2019

    Wallabies flyer Marika Koroibete has created history by becoming the first wing to win the John Eales Medal at the Rugby Australia Awards in Sydney.

    Koroibete saw off competition from fellow Fijian-born back Samu Kerevi, polling 200 votes from his Wallabies teammates, 50 more than blockbusting centre Kerevi.

    The former Melbourne Storm rugby league star switched to union in 2017, and in just three seasons has become one of the best finishers in the game, producing standout performances at the World Cup in Japan.

    The Melbourne Rebels speedster – who scored seven tries in eleven games in 2019 – finished off a spectacular solo effort against Georgia in Shizuoka and also featured prominently in terms of clean breaks at the World Cup, before Australia’s elimination at the quarter-final stage.

    Japan-bound midfielder Kerevi received the award for Australian Super Rugby Player of the Year, while talented Reds utility back Jordan Petaia was named Rookie of the Year on the back of promising performances in Japan. The highly rated 19-year-old capped his Test debut with a try against Uruguay and was a standout performer in the first half of the quarter-final loss to England.

    Captain Michael Hooper won the ‘Australia’s choice’ fan vote as Wallaby of the Year, while legendary halfback pairing George Gregan and current Munster backline coach Stephen Larkham were inducted into the Wallabies Hall of Fame.

    Rugby Australia 2019 Award Winners

    John Eales Medal: Marika Koroibete

    Referee of the Year: Nic Berry

    Junior Wallabies Player of the Year: Fraser McReight

    Rookie of the Year: [Women] Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea and [Men] Jordan Petaia

    Try of the Year: Nic White

    Super Rugby Player of the Year: Samu Kerevi.

    Super W Player of the Year: Tayla Stanford

    Wallaroos Player of the Year: Grace Hamilton

    Men’s Sevens Player of the Year: Maurice Longbottom

    Women’s Sevens Player of the Year: Charlotte Caslick

    Photo: Jason McCawley/Getty Images

    Posted in News, Super Rugby, Top headlines, World Cup Tagged 2019 Rugby World Cup, george gregan, Jordan Petaia, Marika Koroibete, Melbourne Rebels, Michael Hooper, samu kerevi, Stephen Larkham, Wallabies

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