The World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year is awarded annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards. The award is open to all women's 15s players who have played international test matches in the voting year, voting is assessed on international test matches only. Prior to 2015, the IRB presented the Women's Player of the Year award from 2001 to 2002, and in 2012 and 2014. The IRB Women's Personality of the Year award was presented from 2003 to 2011.
Winners and nominees Year Image Winning player Other nominees IRB Women's Player of the Year 2001 Shelley Rae 2002 Monique Hirovanaa IRB Women's Personality of the Year 2003 Kathy Flores 2004 Donna Kennedy 2005 Farah Palmer 2006 Maggie Alphonsi Delphine Plantet Anna Richards 2007 Sarah Corrigan 2008 Carol Isherwood 2009 Debby Hodgkinson 2010 Carla Hohepa Margaret Alphonsi Danielle Waterman Nicole Beck 2011 Ruth Mitchell IRB Women's Player of the Year 2012 Michaela Staniford 2014 Magali Harvey Safi N'Diaye Kelly Russell Niamh Briggs World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year 2015 Kendra Cocksedge Gaëlle Mignot Sophie Spence 2016 Sarah Hunter Fiao'o Fa'amausili Gaëlle Mignot 2017 Portia Woodman 2018 Jessy Trémoulière 2019 Emily Scarratt Katy Daley-McLean Sarah Bern Kendra Cocksedge Pauline Bourdon 2021 Zoe Aldcroft Caroline Boujard Poppy Cleall Laure Sansus 2022 Ruahei Demant Sophie de Goede Alex Matthews Laure Sansus Portia Woodman 2023 Marlie Packer Ruahei Demant Abby Dow Gabrielle Vernier 2024 Ellie Kildunne Pauline Bourdon Alex Matthews Alex Tessier 2025 Sophie de Goede Megan Jones Jorja Miller
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World Rugby Awards