World Rugby Player of the Year

Who won the world rugby 15s player of the year award each year since its inception in 2001. The award was voided in 2020 because of covid.
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Year
Country
Position
Answer
2001
Ireland
Hooker
Keith Wood
2002
France
Scrum Half
Fabian Galthie
2003
England
Fly Half
Jonny Wilkinson
2004
South Africa
Flanker
Schalk Burger
2005
New Zealand
Fly Half
Dan Carter
2006
New Zealand
Flanker
Richie McCaw
2007
South Africa
Wing
Bryan Habana
2008
Wales
Wing
Shane Williams
2009
New Zealand
Flanker
Richie McCaw
2010
New Zealand
Flanker
Richie McCaw
2011
France
Flanker
Thierry Dusautoir
2012
New Zealand
Fly Half
Dan Carter
2013
New Zealand
Number 8
Kieran Reed
2014
New Zealand
Lock
Brodie Retallick
2015
New Zealand
Fly Half
Dan Carter
2016
New Zealand
Fly Half
Beauden Barrett
2017
New Zealand
Fly Half
Beauden Barrett
2018
Ireland
Fly Half
Jonny Sexton
2019
South Africa
Flanker
Pieter-Steph du Toit
2021
France
Scrum Half
Antoine Dupont
2022
Ireland
Flanker
Josh van der Flier
2023
New Zealand
Flanker
Ardie Savea
2024
South Africa
Flanker
Pieter-Steph du Toit
2025
South Africa
Hooker
Malcolm Marx
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