RLIF Awards
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The RLIF Awards are the Rugby League International Federation's annual major international sporting award for rugby league. Since 2004 the awards ceremony recognises the best referee, coach, developing nations player, international newcomer, captain and a team of the year.
In 2007, the RLIF did not organise any awards. To fill the gap, Rugby League World magazine asked its Golden Boot panel to come up with winners in the existing categories used by the RLIF.
Coinciding with the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, the RLIF Awards were rebranded and the old award system was replaced.[1]
Player of the Year
[edit]Described as rugby league's most prestigious individual honour,[2] the International Player of the Year award is given to the world’s best player[3] as voted upon by an international judging panel comprising journalists, broadcasters and former international players drawn from both the northern and southern hemispheres.[4]
| Year | Player | Club | National team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Billy Slater |  Melbourne Storm | Australia | [5] |
| 2009 |  Jarryd Hayne |  Parramatta Eels | Australia | [6] |
| 2010 | Todd Carney |  Sydney Roosters | Australia | [7] |
| 2011 | Billy Slater | Melbourne Storm | Australia | [8] |
| 2012 | Cameron Smith | Melbourne Storm | Australia | [9] |
| 2013 |  Sonny Bill Williams | Sydney Roosters | New Zealand | [10] |
| 2014 |  Sam Burgess |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | England | [11] |
Coach of the Year
[edit]| Year | Name | Club | Representative team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Brian Noble |  Bradford Bulls |  Great Britain | [12] |
| 2005 | Wayne Bennett |  Brisbane Broncos | Australia | |
| 2006 | Brian McClennan | New Zealand | ||
| 2007 | Tony Smith |  Leeds Rhinos | Great Britain | |
| 2008 | Des Hasler |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | [5] | |
| 2009 | Craig Bellamy | Melbourne Storm |  New South Wales Blues | [6] |
| 2010 | Wayne Bennett |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | [7] | |
| 2011 | Des Hasler | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | [8] | |
| 2012 | Craig Bellamy | Melbourne Storm | [9] | |
| 2013 | Trent Robinson | Sydney Roosters | [10] | |
| 2014 | Michael Maguire | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Rookie of the Year
[edit]| Year | Player | Club | National team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Israel Folau | Melbourne Storm | Australia | [5] |
| 2009 | Ryan Hall | Leeds Rhinos | England | [6] |
| 2010 | Sam Tomkins |  Wigan Warriors | England | [7] |
| 2011 | Jharal Yow Yeh | Brisbane Broncos | Australia | [8] |
| 2012 | Shaun Johnson |  New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand | [9] |
| 2013 | George Burgess | South Sydney Rabbitohs | England | [10] |
Referee of the Year
[edit]Spirit of Rugby League Award
[edit]| Year | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Paul Barriere | [5] |
| 2009 | Ken Arthurson | [6] |
| 2010 | Ron McGregor | [7] |
| 2011 | David Oxley CBE | [12] |
| 2013 | Maurice Oldroyd | [10] |
| 2014 | Peter Corcoran | [11] |
Team of the Year
[edit]
Nations' Players of the Year
[edit]
Awards No Longer Presented
[edit]International Newcomer of the Year
[edit]- 2004 Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand
- 2005 Manu Vatuvei, New Zealand
- 2006 Greg Inglis, Australia
- 2007 Israel Folau, Australia (awarded by Rugby League World)
Developing Nations Player of the Year
[edit]- 2004 Jamal Fakir, France
- 2005 Jamal Fakir, France
- 2006 Wes Naiqama, Fiji
- 2007 George Ndaira, Lebanon (awarded by Rugby League World)
International Back of the Year
[edit]- 2004 Darren Lockyer, Australia
- 2005 Anthony Minichiello, Australia
- 2006 Darren Lockyer, Australia
- 2007 Johnathan Thurston, Australia (awarded by Rugby League World)
International Forward of the Year
[edit]- 2004 Andrew Farrell, England
- 2005 Stuart Fielden, England
- 2006 Jamie Peacock, England
- 2007 Jamie Peacock, England (awarded by Rugby League World)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/11/16/rlif-awards-night.aspx [dead link]
- ^ Sonny Bill named rugby league's best player Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, by Sportal, dated 28 November 2013.
- ^ Burgess brothers join Brough to receive top accolades on proud night for Dewsbury’s league trio, by Dave Craven, yorkshirepost.co.uk, dated 28 November 2013.
- ^ Williams Crowned RLIF International Player of the Year, Press Release: NZRL, dated 28 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Billy Slater named best rugby league player in world". Courier Mail. 18 November 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RLIF Player of the Year awards". NRL.com. 10 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Carney named world's best player". NRL.com. 3 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Slater scoops player award". Sky Sports. 3 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Smith crowned RLIF International Player of the Year". Rugby League International Federation. 17 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Crawley, Paul (28 November 2013). "Roosters superstar Sonny Bill Williams named RLIF International Player of the Year". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ a b c "Sam Burgess RLIF International Player of Year". NRL.com. 23 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Awards". Rugby League International Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016.