All Blacks No.8 Ardie Savea has capped off an incredible 2023 with another award, taking out the top prize at the NZ Rugby Awards.
Savea, 30, won the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year award, beating out competition from Aaron Smith, and Scott and Jordie Barrett.
The accolade comes on top of his World Rugby Player of the Year award in November and is the second time he has been named New Zealand's best player.
Liana Mikaele-Tu'u was named Black Ferns Player of the Year, as the world champions took another step on their journey as fulltime professionals.
Taranaki's Neil Barnes was named as Coach of the Year for his side's NPC campaign, beating out incoming All Blacks coach Scott Robertson, who won Super Rugby for the seventh successive year.
Black Ferns Sevens boss Corey Sweeney was named National Coach of the Year for his side's world series success, building towards neat year's Paris Olympics. Stacey Waaka and Akuila Rokolisoa took out the awards for Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens Players of the Year.
Scott Barrett and Lucy Jenkins were named Super Rugby Players of the Year for their respective campaigns with the Crusaders and Matatū, as part of a Canterbury double sweep.
In his final All Blacks season, Smith received the Tom French Memorial Award for Māori Player of the Year.
"Congratulations to all the winners and nominees this year," said NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson. "We've had another amazing year of rugby, with inspiring performances and contributions at all levels of the game.
"Our sevens teams really led the charge with exceptional performances, while Ardie Savea continues to set a high standard in every team he represents and is a worthy recipient of the Kel Tremain Award.
"It's heartening to hear the stories of some of our game's unsung heroes and we are really proud to have the introduction of new awards in this area in 2023."
New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year - Ben O’Keeffe
Rugby Volunteer of the Year - Allen Grainger (Waikato)
Rugby Club of the Year - Auckland University Rugby Football Club
NZ Rugby Community Impact Award - Steven Li (Asian Non-Contact Rugby Programme)
NZ Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year - Harry Godfrey (Hawke’s Bay)
Ian Kirkpatrick Medal (Heartland Player of the Year) - Siu Kakala (South Canterbury)
Duane Monkley Medal (NPC Player of the Year) - Etene Nanai-Seturo (Counties Manukau)
Fiao’o Faamausili Medal (FPC Player of the Year) - Krysten Cottrell (Hawke’s Bay)
National Men’s Coach of the Year - Neil Barnes (Taranaki)
National Women’s Coach of the Year - Rawinia Everitt (Northland)
New Zealand Coach of the Year - Cory Sweeney (Black Ferns Sevens)
Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year - Scott Barrett (Crusaders)
Super Rugby Aupiki Player of the Year - Lucy Jenkins (Matatū)
Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year - Aaron Smith (Ngāti Kahungunu, Manawatū)
Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year - Akuila Rokolisoa
Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year - Stacey Waaka
Black Ferns Player of the Year - Liana Mikaele-Tu’u
All Blacks Player of the Year - Ardie Savea
National Men's Team of the Year - South Canterbury
National Women’s Team of the Year - Auckland Storm
New Zealand Team of the Year - All Blacks Sevens
Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year - Ardie Savea
