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You are here: Home ∼ Mo’unga up for top Kiwi awards

Mo’unga up for top Kiwi awards

Richie Mo'unga Richie Mo'unga
Standard published on December 4, 2018

Flyhalf Richie Mo’unga has been nominated in three categories of New Zealand’s 2018 rugby awards.

Mo’unga has been nominated alongside Brodie Retallick, Codie Taylor and Kendra Cocksedge in the Player of the Year category, while he will be a frontrunner to be named Super Rugby Player of the Year. Solomon Alaimalo and Matt Todd have been nominated alongside him.

The talented flyhalf also featured in the Fan’s Try of the Year category, with all the winners set to be named on 13 December.

Head coaches from New Zealand teams – Allan Bunting (Black Ferns Sevens), Steve Hansen (All Blacks), and Clark Laidlaw (All Blacks Sevens) have been shortlisted for the New Zealand Coach of the Year award.

Fan’s Try of the Year
Kelly Brazier (Black Ferns Sevens)
Chris Hala’ufia (St Peter’s College)
Richie Mo’unga (Crusaders)

Referee of the Year
Glen Jackson (Bay of Plenty)
Richard Kelly (Taranaki)
Rebecca Mahoney (Wairarapa Bush)

Volunteer of the Year
Irene Eruera-Taiapa (Horowhenua Kapiti)
Steve Webling (Taranaki)
Kim Wheeler (King Country)

Age Grade Player of the Year
Sam Darry (Canterbury)
Tom Christie (Canterbury)
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (Tasman)
Kaleb Trask (Bay of Plenty)

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship Player of the Year
Craig Clare (Wanganui)
Brett Ranga (Thames Valley)
Willie Wright (South Canterbury)

Duane Monkley Medal
TJ Faiane (Auckland)
Luke Romano (Canterbury)
Fletcher Smith (Waikato)

Fiao’o Faamausili Medal
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
Krysten Cottrell (Hawke’s Bay)
Jackie Patea-Fereti (Wellington)

National Coach of the Year
Alama Ieremia (Auckland)
Kieran Kite (Canterbury Women)
Scott Robertson (Crusaders)

New Zealand Coach of the Year
Allan Bunting (Black Ferns Sevens)
Steve Hansen (All Blacks)
Clark Laidlaw (All Blacks Sevens)

Super Rugby Player of the Year
Solomon Alaimalo (Chiefs)
Richie Mo’unga (Crusaders)
Matt Todd (Crusaders)

Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year
Sarah Goss (Ngāti Kahungunu)
Rieko Ioane (Ngāpuhi / Te Whānau ā Apanui)
Codie Taylor (Ngāti Raukawa / Muaūpoko)

Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year
Scott Curry (Bay of Plenty)
Vilimoni Koroi (Otago)
Regan Ware (Bay of Plenty)

Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year
Michaela Blyde (Bay of Plenty)
Kelly Brazier (Bay of Plenty)
Sarah Goss (Manawatu)

New Zealand Rugby Women’s Player of the Year
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
Aroha Savage (Counties Manukau)
Selica Winiata (Manawatu)

Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
Richie Mo’unga (Canterbury)
Brodie Retallick (Hawke’s Bay)
Codie Taylor (Canterbury)

National Team of the Year
Auckland
Crusaders
Thames Valley

New Zealand Team of the Year
All Blacks
All Blacks Sevens
Black Ferns Sevens

Photo: Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images

Posted in News, Test Rugby, Top headlines, Tournaments Tagged New Zealand Rugby, Richie Mo'unga, Test Rugby

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