Ardie Savea would have to be considered a clear favourite for another prestigious honour in New Zealand.
Black Ferns co-captain and World Cup winner, Ruahei Demant has collected three major prizes at the 2022 ASB Rugby Awards, including the supreme Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial Player of the Year.
AB Zondagh explained that Finn Russell has had no problem slotting back into the Scotland squad after earning a recall this week.
It should come as no surprise that the attention quickly turned to Scotland's recall of Finn Russell when All Blacks pivot Richie Mo'unga fronted the media on Tuesday afternoon.
Wales have not beaten New Zealand since toppling them 13-8 on December 19, 1953.
The raw stats tell a very different story from the tale they would have narrated 20 years ago.
It was advantage to the Southern Hemisphere after a 4-0 whitewash in week one of the summer Tests and the pressure is on the North to respond
The Southern Hemisphere are victorious as England yet again flatter to deceive, Ireland are blown away and Scotland are downed by Los Pumas, leaving Wales to nearly stun the Springboks
The rebranded Japan Rugby League One kicks off this weekend, so here's a XV of the league's top stars playing in this year's competition.