Pollock Nominated For Breakthrough Star Award

England flanker Henry Pollock has been nominated for World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of nan Year.

The 20-year-old's sensational emergence includes 2 tries connected his England debut against Wales successful March, earlier action for nan British and Irish Lions' circuit of Australia.

Although he did not characteristic successful a Lions Test, he has continued to radiance for England, scoring a captious effort against Australia astatine nan commencement of November.

Northampton's Pollock is known for his precocious energy, velocity and immense work-rate, which has been utilized to bully impact disconnected nan chair this autumn.

New Zealand's Dutch-born fastener Fabian Holland, South Africa helping Ethan Hooker and Australia's cross-code prima Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii are nan different nominees.

France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who was named nan 2025 Six Nations Player of nan Tournament, is nominated for World Rugby Player of nan Year.

The 22-year-old scored 8 tries - a grounds successful a azygous title - arsenic France lifted nan title for a 19th time.

Last year's victor Pieter-Steph du Toit, who won nan grant successful 2019 arsenic well, is again nominated aft helping South Africa triumph back-to-back Rugby Championships.

Fellow Springboks Malcolm Marx and Ox Nche are besides up for nan award, pinch Rassie Erasmus' broadside topping nan world rankings aft an awesome year.

The winners of some awards, and nan men's world effort of nan year, will beryllium announced connected Saturday.

Canada fastener Sophie de Goede was named Women's Player of nan Year successful September, pinch England's World Cup-winning caput coach John Mitchell named World Rugby's Coach of nan Year.