# World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year

The World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year is awarded by World Rugby each year. It was first awarded in 2004. The award is based in large part on the player’s performance over the course of the World Rugby Sevens Series, along with other Sevens tournaments during the year.
From 2004 until 2008 the award was called the IRB International Sevens Player of the Year. From 2009 until 2013, it was the IRB Sevens Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year.
Antoine Dupont has won the World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year award in 2024 and the World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year in 2021. He is the first and only rugby player ever to have won both the Men’s Sevens and the Men’s 15s World Rugby Player of the Year awards in one's career.

## List of winners

| Year | Image | Winner | Country | Other nominees |
| 2004 | | Simon Amor | England | Ben Gollings Lucio Lopez Fleming |
| 2005 | | Orene Ai'i | New Zealand | Amasio Valence Neumi Nanuku |
| 2006 | | Uale Mai | Samoa | Stefan Basson Mathew Tait |
| 2007 | — | Afeleke Pelenise | New Zealand | DJ Forbes Mikaele Pesamino |
| 2008 | | DJ Forbes | New Zealand | Uale Mai Fabian Juries |
| 2009 | — | Ollie Phillips | England | Collins Injera H. Kayange Renfred Dazel |
| 2010 | — | Mikaele Pesamino | Samoa | Lolo Lui Alafoti Fa'osiliva Ben Gollings |
| 2011 | | Cecil Afrika | South Africa | Tomasi Cama Jr. Tim Mikkelson |
| 2012 | | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | Frank Halai Mathew Turner |
| 2013 | | Tim Mikkelson | New Zealand | |
| 2014 | | Samisoni Viriviri | Fiji | Tim Mikkelson Kyle Brown Tom Mitchell |
| 2015 | | Werner Kok | South Africa | Seabelo Senatla Semi Kunatani |
| 2016 | — | Seabelo Senatla | South Africa | Osea Kolinisau Virimi Vakatawa |
| 2017 | | Perry Baker | United States | Rosko Specman Jerry Tuwai |
| 2018 | | Perry Baker | United States | Ben O'Donnell Jerry Tuwai |
| 2019 | | Jerry Tuwai | Fiji | Stephen Tomasin Folau Niua |
| 2020 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 2021 | | Marcos Moneta | Argentina | Napolioni Bolaca Scott Curry Jiuta Wainiqolo |
| 2022 | — | Terry Kennedy | Ireland | Nick Malouf Kaminieli Rasaku Corey Toole |
| 2023 | | Rodrigo Isgró | Argentina | Leroy Carter Marcos Moneta Akuila Rokolisoa |
| 2024 | | Antoine Dupont | France | Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang Terry Kennedy |

### Winners with multiple nominations

| Player | Wins | Nominations |
| Perry Baker | 2 (2017, 2018) | 2 (2017, 2018) |
| Jerry Tuwai | 1 (2019) | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Tim Mikkelson | 1 (2013) | 3 (2011, 2013, 2014) |
| Seabelo Senatla | 1 (2016) | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Tomasi Cama Jr. | 1 (2012) | 2 (2011, 2012) |
| Mikaele Pesamino | 1 (2010) | 2 (2007, 2010) |
| DJ Forbes | 1 (2008) | 2 (2007, 2008) |
| Uale Mai | 1 (2006) | 2 (2006, 2008) |
| Marcos Moneta | 1 (2021) | 2 (2021, 2023) |

## Explanatory notes

This section provides additional detail to the table above regarding the team and player accomplishments that season that helped the player win the Sevens Player of the Year award.
* 2010: Samoa won its first ever World Series title
* 2013: Tim Mikkelson was recognized as the Player of the Tournament at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
* 2014: Samisoni Viriviri led all players in tries scored with 52.
* 2015: Werner Kok led all players in tackles made.
* 2016: Seabelo Senatla led all players in tries scored with 66.
* 2017: Perry Baker led the World Series in several statistical categories — 57 tries, 76 clean breaks, and 285 points.
* 2018: Baker was the World Series leader in tries with 37 before missing the last three rounds to injury, returning to help the USA to its best-ever finish of sixth at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
* 2019: Jerry Tuwai was fifth in clean breaks with 34.
* 2021: Marcos Moneta lead Argentina to their first Rugby Bronze Olympic Medal and he ended being the tryman at that tournament. At the olympics he scored two tries in the memorable match between Argentina and South Africa where Gaston Revol was expelled and Argentina where playing with 6 players.
* 2022: Terry Kennedy led Ireland to a bronze medal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens.

## Other World Rugby Awards

* World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year
* World Rugby Team of the Year
* World Rugby Coach of the Year
* World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
* World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year
* World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
* IRB Spirit of Rugby Award
* Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
* World Rugby Referee Award
* IRB Development Award
* IRB Chairman's Award