Perry Baker awarded World Rugby 7s Player of the Year

Perry Baker is the World Rugby 7s Player of the Year.

Congratulations to Perry Baker who has won the World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year 2018 award in association with @HSBC_Sport #WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/Oi7HVzVDRj

— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) November 25, 2018

He was nominated alongside Fiji’s Jerry Tuwai and Australia’s Ben O’Donnell.

The Breakthrough Player of Year was South Africa’s wing Aphiwe Dyanti.

Congratulations to Aphiwe Dyanti of @Springboks who has picked up the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year 2018 award in association with Tudor #WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/4Nq4TfpQ9D

— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) November 25, 2018

Michaela Blyde of New Zealand is the World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year.

Congratulations to Michaela Blyde who has won the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year 2018 award in association with @HSBC_Sport, for the second year in a row! #WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/3YRTQW3vep

— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) November 25, 2018

Former Wallabies captain Stephen Moore and former All Blacks 7s captain DJ Forbes received the International Rugby Players Special Merit Award.

Congratulations to Stephen Moore and DJ Forbes who have received the @IntRugbyPlayers Special Merit Award #WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/W4ZP3CML8r

— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) November 25, 2018

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