Francois Hougaard’s spectacular score in South Africa’s win over New Zealand in the Rugby Championship has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA) Try of the Year 2014.The Springbok scrum-half, who scored the first try of the match in Johannesburg in early October, becomes the third South African to win the award after […]
Nominees Revealed for IRPA Try of the Year 2014 The contenders for the International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA) Try of the Year 2014 have been revealed by World Rugby, with the winner to be announced by the end of the year. The five players are South Africa’s Francois Hougaard and Cornal Hendricks, Welshman Jamie Roberts, […]
Barrett wins IRPA Try of the Year award 2013Beauden Barrett’s spectacular score against France in Christchurch on June 15, 2013 has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association’s (IRPA) Try of the Year 2013. The talented back, who came on as a replacement in that match, becomes the first New Zealander to win the […]
Bryan Habana’s spectacular score against New Zealand in the inaugural Rugby Championship has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association’s (IRPA) Try of the Year 2012. The wing becomes the second South African to win the award after fellow Springbok Jaque Fourie was afforded the honour in 2009 for his try in the second […]