Marx First Hooker To Win World Player Award Since 2001

South Africa's Malcolm Marx has been named men's 15s subordinate of nan twelvemonth astatine nan World Rugby Awards, becoming nan first hooker to triumph nan grant since 2001.

The 31-year-old has started 11 of nan Springboks' 13 Tests truthful acold this year, scoring 5 tries.

Compatriots Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ox Nche, and France's Louis Bielle-Biarrey, were besides nominated.

Keith Wood is nan only different hooker to triumph nan award, doing truthful successful its inaugural year.

Marx has played a cardinal domiciled successful an awesome twelvemonth for South Africa, who defended their Rugby Championship title and mislaid conscionable 2 games.

Meanwhile, New Zealand 2nd statement Fabian Holland, 23, was named men's 15s breakthrough subordinate of nan year.

Holland has made 12 appearances for New Zealand since his debut against France successful July and played successful Saturday's 52-26 triumph complete Wales.

He hit 20-year-old England flanker Henry Pollock, South Africa's Ethan Hooker and Australia's Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to nan prize.

Chile's Santiago Pedrero won men's 15s effort of nan twelvemonth for his people against Samoa successful World Cup qualifying aft an intricate squad move.

Canada fastener Sophie de Goede was named women's subordinate of nan twelvemonth successful September, pinch England's World Cup-winning caput coach John Mitchell named World Rugby's coach of nan year.