Ardie Savea would have to be considered a clear favourite for another prestigious honour in New Zealand.
Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini has collected three major prizes at the 2021 ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards, including the supreme Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial Player of the Year.
The Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) 2023 concluded in dramatic fashion with the away teams winning both finals. In the Premiership, Auckland upset Canterbury, boasting the Black Ferns World Cup-winning front row, to capture national spoils for the first time since 2015. In the Championship, Northland, who assembled from far and wide just to compete, inflicted defeat for the first time upon Manawatu.