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Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
Awarded for	Outstanding service to their country and contribution to the International Game
Date	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Presented by	World Rugby
First awarded	2001
Currently held by	George Nijaradze (2023)

The Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service, previously called the IRB Distinguished Service Award, is awarded by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards. It has been awarded annually since 2001. It honours an individual, Union or group, male or female, who has given outstanding service to their country and contributed to the International Game in as many as possible of the following areas: Playing, Coaching, Management, Training, Administration, Media & Broadcast.

Recipients

Year	Recipient	Ref
2001	Tom Kiernan
2002	Alan Hosie
2003	Bob Stuart
2004	Ronnie Dawson
2005	Peter Crittle
2006	Brian Lochore
2007	José María Epalza
2008	Nicholas Shehadie
2009	Noel Murphy
2010	Jean-Claude Baqué
2011	Jock Hobbs
2012	Viorel Morariu
2013	Ian McIntosh
2014	Ray Williams
2015	Nigel Starmer-Smith
2016	Syd Millar
2017	Marcel Martin
2018	Yoshirō Mori
2019	Bernard Lapasset
2021	Jacques Laurans
2022	Dr. Farah Palmer
2023	George Nijaradze

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External links

• World Rugby Awards

• World Rugby Awards
• Awards established in 2001