International Rugby Players Women's Try of the Year

IRP Women's Try of the Year
Awarded for	Best Try of the Year
Date	2021; 4 years ago (2021)
Presented by	World Rugby
First awarded	2021
Currently held by	Marine Ménager (2024)

The International Rugby Players Women's Try of the Year was first presented in 2021 and is awarded to the best women’s 15s tries scored during international test matches within the voting year.^[1] The inaugural winner was Emilie Boulard of France. In similar fashion to the Men's Try of the Year, the try is voted on by the fans from four nominations that have been shortlisted by the IRP panel; The panel comprises Conrad Smith (NZL, Chair), Rachael Burford (ENG), Thierry Dusautoir (FRA), Fiao'o Fa'amausili (NZL), Bryan Habana (RSA) and Jamie Heaslip (IRE).

Winners & Nominees

Year	Image	Winning Player	Team	Match	Video	Nominees	Ref(s)
2021		Emilie Boulard	France	France vs Wales (2021 Six Nations)	Video	Romane Ménager Abby Dow Sara Barattin	[2][3]
2022		Abby Dow	England	England vs Canada (2021 Rugby World Cup)	Video	Sylvia Brunt Emily Chancellor Linda Djougang Nomawethu Mabenge	[4][5]
2023		Sofia Stefan	Italy	Italy vs Ireland (2023 Six Nations)	Video	Charlotte Escudero Zoe Aldcroft Mererangi Paul	[6][7]
2024		Marine Ménager	France	France vs Canada (2024 WXV)	Video	Alyssa D'Inca Georgia Ponsonby Maya Stewart	[8][9][10]

References

1. Wright, Jared (2024-10-24). "2024 World Rugby Awards: Star-studded voting panels, criteria and date confirmed for the prestigious event". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
2. "FRANCE'S BOULARD WINS INTERNATIONAL RUGBY PLAYERS WOMEN'S TRY OF THE YEAR". sixnationsrugby.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
3. "French clean sweep leaves Boks empty handed at World Rugby awards". Rugby Onslaught. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
4. "Nominees unveiled for World Rugby Awards 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
5. "Josh van der Flier and Ruahei Demant named World Rugby Players of the Year 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
6. "Women's nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2023". World Rugby. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
7. "Marlie Packer crowned World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year". World Rugby. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
8. "Nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
9. Wright, Jared (2024-11-18). "World Rugby Awards: Springboks dominate nominations, Antoine Dupont up for top gong". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
10. "Ellie Kildunne, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Maddison Levi and Antoine Dupont named World Rugby Players of the Year". World Rugby. 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-25.

External links

• World Rugby Awards