World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year
The World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year is awarded by World Rugby each year. It was first awarded in 2004. The award is based in large part on the player’s performance over the course of the World Rugby Sevens Series, along with other Sevens tournaments during the year.
From 2004 until 2008 the award was called the IRB International Sevens Player of the Year. From 2009 until 2013, it was the IRB Sevens Player of the Year. Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year.
List of winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Other nominees | Ref |
| 2004 | Simon Amor | Ben Gollings, Lucio Lopez Fleming | ||
| 2005 | Orene Ai’i | Amasio Valence, Neumi Nanuku | ||
| 2006 | Uale Mai | Stefan Basson, Mathew Tait | ||
| 2007 | Afeleke Pelenise | DJ Forbes, Mikaele Pesamino | ||
| 2008 | DJ Forbes | Uale Mai, Fabian Juries | ||
| 2009 | Ollie Phillips | Collins Injera, H. Kayange, Renfred Dazel | ||
| 2010 | Lolo Lui, A. Faosiliva, Ben Gollings | |||
| 2011 | Cecil Afrika | Tomasi Cama Jr., Tim Mikkelson | ||
| 2012 | Tomasi Cama | Frank Halai, Mathew Turner | ||
| 2013 | Tim Mikkelson | |||
| 2014 | Samisoni Viriviri | Tim Mikkelson, Kyle Brown, Tom Mitchell | ||
| 2015 | Werner Kok | Seabelo Senatla, Semi Kunatani | ||
| 2016 | Seabelo Senatla | Osea Kolinisau, Virimi Vakatawa | ||
| 2017 | Perry Baker | Rosko Specman, Jerry Tuwai | ||
| 2018 | Perry Baker | Ben O'Donnell, Jerry Tuwai | ||
| 2019 | Jerry Tuwai | Stephen Tomasin, Folau Niua |
Winners with multiple nominations
| Player | Wins | Nominations |
| Perry Baker | 2 | 2 |
| Jerry Tuwai | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Mikkelson | 1 | 3 |
| Seabelo Senatla | 1 | 2 |
| Tomasi Cama Jr. | 1 | 2 |
| Mikaele Pesamino | 1 | 2 |
| DJ Forbes | 1 | 2 |
| Uale Mai | 1 | 2 |
Explanatory notes
This section provides additional detail to the table above regarding the team and player accomplishments that season that helped the player win the Sevens Player of the Year award.- 2010: Samoa won its first ever World Series title
- 2013: Tim Mikkelson was recognized as the Player of the Tournament at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
- 2014: Samisoni Viriviri led all players in tries scored with 52.
- 2015: Werner Kok led all players in tackles made.
- 2016: Seabelo Senatla led all players in tries scored with 66.
- 2017: Perry Baker led the World Series in several statistical categories — 57 tries, 76 clean breaks, and 285 points.
- 2018: Baker was the World Series leader in tries with 37 before missing the last three rounds to injury, returning to help the USA to its best-ever finish of sixth at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
- 2019: Tuwai was fifth in clean breaks with 34.
Other World Rugby Awards
- World Rugby Player of the Year
- World Rugby Team of the Year
- World Rugby Coach of the Year
- World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
- World Rugby Women's Player of the Year
- World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
- Spirit of Rugby Award
- Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
- World Rugby Referee Award for Distinguished Service
- IRB International Women's Personality of the Year
- IRB Development Award
- IRB Chairman's Award