Kolinisau, Ryan And Fiji 7s team Shortlisted for Top World Rugby Awards

The Fiji 7s team has been shortlisted in the annual World Rugby Awards to take place next week in London.
Olympic gold winning team captain Osea Kolinisau is in the running for the award alongside fellow Fijian, Virimi Vakatawa of France.
Caught your breath yet? Next up we have the nominees for World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year, in association with @HSBC_Sport pic.twitter.com/JeofvAethT
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) November 1, 2016
Fiji Sevens coach to the Olympic games, Ben Ryan has been shortlisted alongside New Zealand’s Steve Hansen and England’s Eddie Jones for the World Rugby Coach of the Year. Their respective teams have also made the cut for the World Rugby Team of the Year.
It’s been a big year for these three coaches, your nominees for the World Rugby Coach of the Year #WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/H8vVa7QxNy — World Rugby (@WorldRugby) November 1, 2016
The nominees for World Rugby Team of The Year 2016…. #WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/gXqokAcBsM
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) November 1, 2016
Here are the World Rugby Awards shortlists:
World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBC
Osea Kolinisau (Fiji)
Seabelo Senatla (South Africa)
Virimi Vakatawa (France)
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBC
Charlotte Caslick (Australia)
Emily Scarratt (England)
Portial Woodman (New Zealand)
World Rugby Team of the Year
England
Fiji Sevens
New Zealand
World Rugby Coach of the Year
Steve Hansen (New Zealand)
Eddie Jones (England)
Ben Ryan (Fiji Sevens)
World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year
Maro Itoje (England)
Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand)
Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
IRPA Try of the Year
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland, v France)
Kaito Shigeno (Japan, v Scotland)
TJ Perenara (New Zealand, v Argentina)
World Rugby Referee Award
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)