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Cape Town - Ardie Savea collected three awards at New Zealand Rugby's annual awards event in Auckland on Thursday.
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Savea, who underwent knee surgery on Thursday and was not able to attend the ceremony, was named the Super Rugby Player of the Year, the All Blacks Player of the Year (a new award), before being crowned as the Player of the Year.
Savea reached a new level of play in 2019, starting eight of the All Blacks 10 Test matches, and he showed strength and versatility across the back row.
Three-peat Crusaders coach Scott Robertson won his first National Coach of the Year Award, while the 10-time champions won a consecutive National Team of the Year award.
New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year
Winner: Paul Williams
• Rebecca Mahoney (Wairarapa Bush)
• Ben O’Keeffe (Wellington)
Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Ian Spraggon (Bay of Plenty)
• Sue Mitchell (Taranaki)
• Kevin Pulley (Wellington)
New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year
Winner: Fletcher Newell (Canterbury)
• Zach Gallagher (Canterbury)
• Tupou Vaa’i (Taranaki)
Mitre 10 Heartland Championship Player of the Year
Winner: Josh Clark (North Otago)
• Campbell Hart (Whanganui)
• Robbie Smith (North Otago)
Duane Monkley Medal
Winner: Chase Tiatia (Bay of Plenty)
• Gareth Evans (Hawke’s Bay)
• Salesi Rayasi (Auckland)
• Fletcher Smith (Waikato)
Fiao’o Faamausili Medal
Winner: Chelsea Bremner (Canterbury Women)
• Ayesha Leti-I’iga (Wellington)
• Patricia Maliepo (Auckland)
National Coach of the Year
Winner: Scott Robertson (Crusaders)
• Andrew Goodman (Tasman, Crusaders) and Clarke Dermody (Tasman)
• Kieran Kite (Canterbury)
New Zealand Coach of the Year
Winner: Cory Sweeney and Allan Bunting (Black Ferns Sevens)
• Steve Hansen (All Blacks)
• Glenn Moore (Black Ferns)
Super Rugby Player of the Year
Winner: Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)
• Scott Barrett (Crusaders)
• Brad Weber (Chiefs)
Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year
Winner: Sarah Hirini (Ngati Kahungunu)
• Ash Dixon (Ngati Tahinga)
• TJ Perenara (Te Arawa / Ngati Rangitihi)
Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year
Winner: Tone Ng Shiu (Tasman)
• Dylan Collier (Waikato)
• Andrew Knewstubb (Horowhenua Kapiti)
Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year
Winner: Tyla Nathan-Wong (Auckland)
• Kelly Brazier (Bay of Plenty)
• Sarah Hirini (Manawatu)
Black Ferns Player of the Year
Winner: Charmaine McMenamin (Auckland)
• Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
• Ayesha Leti-I’iga (Wellington)
All Blacks Player of the Year
Winner: Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)
• Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
• Anton Lienert-Brown (Chiefs)
National Team of the Year
Winner: Crusaders
• Canterbury Women
• Tasman Mako
New Zealand Team of the Year
Winner: Black Ferns Sevens
• All Blacks
• Black Ferns
NZRPA Kirk Award
Winners: Josh Blackie, Seilala Mapusua & Hale T-Pole
Steinlager Salver for an Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand Rugby
Steve Tew
Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year
Ardie Savea
Sky Television Fan’s Try of the Year
TJ Perenara
Previous Kelvin R Tremain award winners (last 10 years):
2018 Kendra Cocksedge
2017 Samuel Whitelock
2016 Beauden Barrett
2015 Ma’a Nonu
2014 Brodie Retallick
2013 Kieran Read
2012 Richie McCaw
2011 Jerome Kaino
2010 Kieran Read
2009 Richie McCaw
2008 Andrew Hore
It is Ardie Savea’s night! He has picked up his third award of the night, the Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year Award. Congratulations!#ASBRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/mI4Ziqm2Vg
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) December 12, 2019
