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IRP Special Merit Award
Date	2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Presented by	World Rugby
First awarded	2007
Currently held by	Vickii Cornborough (2024)

The International Rugby Players Special Merit Award is presented at the World Rugby Awards by World Rugby. The award is presented to a player by fellow players in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the professional game on and off the field. The recipient of the award is selected by the International Rugby Players organization.

Recipients

Year	Recipients	Refs
2007	Fabien Pelous
2008	Agustín Pichot
2011	George Smith
2015	Brian O'Driscoll Nathan Sharpe
2016	Jean de Villiers
2017	Richie McCaw Rachael Burford
2018	DJ Forbes Stephen Moore
2019	Jamie Heaslip
2022	Bryan Habana
2023	John Smit
2024	Vickii Cornborough

References

1. Wright, Jared (2024-10-24). "2024 World Rugby Awards: Star-studded voting panels, criteria and date confirmed for the prestigious event". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
2. "O'Driscoll Receives IRPA Special Merit Award". Leinster Rugby. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
3. "O'Driscoll Honoured With IRPA Special Merit Award". Irish Rugby. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
4. "SARU congratulates World Rugby award winners". Sport. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
5. "Heaslip wins IRP Special Merit honour at World Rugby Awards". Leinster Rugby. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
6. "Watch: Jamie Heaslip Picks Up Special Merit At The World Rugby Awards". Extra.ie. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
7. "Josh van der Flier and Ruahei Demant named World Rugby Players of the Year 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
8. "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
9. "Ellie Kildunne, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Maddison Levi and Antoine Dupont named World Rugby Players of the Year". World Rugby. 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

• World Rugby Awards

• World Rugby Awards