Ardie Savea takes top honour at New Zealand Rugby Awards

All Blacks star Ardie Savea has won the top honour in the New Zealand Rugby Awards having won the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year.

This is the second time the 30-year-old has won the award while also winning the All Blacks Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.

New Zealand Men's Sevens side was named New Zealand Team of the Year while South Canterbury and Auckland Storm won the National Men’s Team of the Year and National Women’s Team of the Year respectively.

Black Ferns Sevens coach Cory Sweeney was named the New Zealand coach of the year while Taranaki's Neil Barnes and Northland's Rawinia Everitt were named National Men's and Women's coaches respectively.

“Congratulations to all the winners and nominees this year. We’ve had another amazing year of rugby with inspiring performances and contributions at all levels of the game," said New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson.

“Our Sevens teams really led the charge with exceptional performances, while Ardie Savea continues to set a high standard in every team he represents and is a worthy recipient of the Kel Tremain award.

“It’s heartening to hear the stories of some of our game’s unsung heroes and we are really proud to have the introduction of new awards in this area in 2023.”

New Zealand Rugby Awards:

New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year - Ben O’Keeffe

Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year - Allen Grainger (Waikato)

Club of the Year - Auckland University Rugby Football Club (Auckland)

Te Hapai New Zealand Rugby Community Impact Award- Steven Li (Asian Non-Contact Rugby Program)

New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year - Harry Godfrey (Hawke’s Bay)

Ian Kirkpatrick Medal (Heartland Player of the Year) - Siu Kakala (South Canterbury)

Duane Monkley Medal (NPC Player of the Year) - Etene Nanai-Seturo (Counties Manukau)

Fiao’o Faamausili Medal (FPC Player of the Year) - Krysten Cottrell (Hawke’s Bay)

National Men’s Coach of the Year - Neil Barnes (Taranaki)

National Women’s Coach of the Year - Rawinia Everitt (Northland)

New Zealand Coach of the Year - Cory Sweeney (Black Ferns Sevens)

Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year - Scott Barrett (Crusaders)

Super Rugby Aupiki Player of the Year - Lucy Jenkins (Matatu)

Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year - Aaron Smith (Ngati Kahungunu, Manawatu)

Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year - Akuila Rokolisoa

Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year - Stacey Waaka

Black Ferns Player of the Year - Liana Mikaele-Tu’u

All Blacks Player of the Year - Ardie Savea

National Men’s Team of the Year - South Canterbury

National Women’s Team of the Year- Auckland Storm

New Zealand Team of the Year - All Blacks Sevens

Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year - Ardie Savea