International Rugby Players Special Merit Award

The International Rugby Players Special Merit Award is presented at the World Rugby Awards by World Rugby.

IRP Special Merit Award
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2007
Currently held by Bryan Habana (2022)

Recipients
Year Recipients Refs
2007 Fabien Pelous
2008 Agustín Pichot
2011 George Smith
2015 Brian O'Driscoll
Nathan Sharpe		 [1][2]
2016 Jean de Villiers [3]
2017 Richie McCaw
Rachael Burford
2018 DJ Forbes
Stephen Moore
2019 Jamie Heaslip [4][5]
2022 Bryan Habana [6]
2023 John Smit [7]

References
  1. "O'Driscoll Receives IRPA Special Merit Award". Leinster Rugby. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  2. "O'Driscoll Honoured With IRPA Special Merit Award". Irish Rugby. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  3. "SARU congratulates World Rugby award winners". Sport. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  4. "Heaslip wins IRP Special Merit honour at World Rugby Awards". Leinster Rugby. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  5. "Watch: Jamie Heaslip Picks Up Special Merit At The World Rugby Awards". Extra.ie. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  6. "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.
  7. "Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year 2023". www.world.rugby. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
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