The Rugby Australia Awards are set to be held on Friday, celebrating the year that was.
The event will not be broadcast, with Rugby.com.au set to live blog Rugby's night of nights in Sydney.
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The John Eales Medal will likely see a new winner, with 2024 winner, Rob Valetini, having an injury-affected season.
No shortlist has been named, but Harry Wilson, Len Ikitau, and Fraser McReight are likely to be frontrunners for the award, with Nick Frost and Max Jorgensen also expected to be considered.
Meanwhile, the Wallaroos Player of the Year will also likely see a new winner, with Maya Stewart's season also affected by injury.
Desiree Miller , Cecilla Smith and Tabua Tuinakauvadra will all be considered, with the latter making the shortlist for the 2024 award.
Check out all the details for this year's Rugby Australia Awards below.
The Community Awards recognises all the incredible contributors to the great game of Rugby.
It aims to celebrate Rugby at all stages, especially at the grassroots level.
These awards include the Andrew Cole Community Match Official of the Year, Joe French Award for Outstanding Contribution to Rugby, Geoff ‘Bunter’ Shaw Community Coach of the Year Award and Nick Farr-Jones Spirit of Rugby.
The Super Rugby Player of the Year is awarded to the standout player from the 2025 Super Rugby season from the Australian clubs.
Current award holder Fraser McReight will be going for his third straight award, but will have some still competition on his hands.
Tom Hooper and Tom Wright will lead the charge for the Brumbies, with the Western Force's Carlo Tizzano and the Waratahs' Langi Gleeson offering plenty of competition in the loose forwards battle.
2024: Fraser McReight (Reds)
2023: Fraser McReight (Reds)
2022: Rob Valetini (Brumbies)
2021: James O'Connor (Reds)
2019: Samu Kerevi (Reds)
2018: Taniela Tupou (Reds)
2017: Amanaki Mafi (Rebels)
The Super Rugby W Player of Year looks at the best player during the 2025 Super W competition from the Australian clubs.
This year will see three brand new potential winners up for their maiden medal, with Georgina Friedrichs and Desiree Miller from the NSW Waratahs and Tiarah Minns from the Queensland Reds up for the position.
2024: Siokapesi Palu (Brumbies)
2023: Cecilia Smith (Reds)
2022: Ivania Wong (Reds)
2021: Lucy Lockhart (née Dinnen) (Reds)
2020: Ema Masi (Brumbies)
2019: Tayla Stanford (Brumbies)
2018: Shanice Parker (NSW)
Rookie of the Year is awarded to the player who is deemed to have been the most outstanding first year player in Australia in the last 12 months.
They must have made their debut for either the Wallabies, Wallaroos, Australian Sevens or Super Rugby teams on or since the opening game in the current rugby season.
Aden Ekanayake and Mackenzie Davis will lead up the Sevens contingent, while Waiaria Ellis from the Wallaroos and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii from the Wallabies complete the shortlist.
2024: Tim Ryan
2023: Carys Dallinger
2022: Nick Frost
2021: Andrew Kellaway
2019: Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea and Jordan Petaia
2018: Taniela Tupou
2017: Ned Hanigan
This is awarded to a player 20 years or under in the year of the award.
It recognises outstanding performance and achievement at international, national or state level across the 15s and Sevens.
Aden Ekanayake and Sid Harvey will be up for the award for their form in both the men's sevens and the Australia U20 side, with teammate Eamon Doyle also joining them.
The women's award with see Caitlyn Halse in line to potentially become the first player of the men's or women's to win back-to-back awards, with the Wallaroos' Waiaria Ellis and Sevens star Mackenzie Davis also making the shortlist.
2024: Toby Macpherson and Caitlyn Halse
2023: Teddy Wilson and Faitala Moleka
The Try of the Year is awarded to the best try scored by an Australian across the past 12 months.
This includes Wallabies, Wallaroos, Super Rugby, Super W and Sevens.
All competitions will be represented in this year's nominations, with two Sevens tries and several big names in the mix for this award.
2024: Tim Ryan v Blues (Round 10 - Super Rugby Pacific)
2023: Jake Upfield v Highlanders (Round 14 - Super Rugby Pacific)
2022: Lalakai Foketi v France, Paris
2021: Taniela Tupou v South Africa, Brisbane
2019: Nic White v New Zealand, Perth
2018: Taqele Naiyaravoro v Rebels (Round 5 – Super Rugby)
2017: Joe Powell v Hurricanes (Round 2 - Super Rugby)
The Shawn Mackay Awards celebrates the best Sevens players from the past 12 months.
It is awarded to the standout and most consistent Australian Men's and Women's Sevens player across the last 12 months.
Maddison Levi is up for a third consecutive award in the women's category, with Isabella Nasser and Faith Nathan also in contention.
The 2021 and 2023 winners, Henry Hutchson and Henry Paterson are also nominated again in the men's category, with James Turner also nominated.
2024: Nathan Lawson & Maddison Levi
2023: Henry Paterson & Maddison Levi
2022: Corey Toole & Charlotte Caslick
2021: Henry Hutchison & Charlotte Caslick
2019: Maurice Longbottom & Charlotte Caslick
2018: Ben O'Donnell & Evania Pelite
2017: James Stannard & Chloe Dalton
The Wallaroos Player of the Year is awarded to the best and most consistent Women's player across the last 12 months.
It must be a representative of Australia's national women's team (Wallaroos XV) and recognises the female Australian Rugby player who has shown the most outstanding on-field performance over the last 12 months.
Maya Stewart will not be able to contest her 2024 victory due to an injury-hampered 2025 season, setting the stage for three new names to lift the gong.
Her back three teammate in the Waratahs and Wallaroos, Desiree Miller, is among the nominees after a bumper World Cup, while Cecilia Smith is also nominated after a big year in the centres.
Tabua Tuinakauvadra completes the shortlist, the Brumbies' loose forward having also featured in last year's award ceremony.
2024: Maya Stewart
2023: Eva Karpani
2022: Georgina Friedrichs
2019: Grace Hamilton
2018: Emily Chancellor
2017: Hillisha Samoa
The John Eales Medal is awarded to the best and most consistent Men's player across the last 12 months.
It must be a representative of Australia's national men's team (Wallabies) and recognises the male Australian Rugby player that has shown the most outstanding on-field performance over the last 12 months.
The shortlist is set to be announced on the night, and with Rob Valetini having an injury-hampered season the award is set to be wide open.
Brumbies teammate Len Ikitau will likely be among the names in contention, as will skipper Harry Wilson and Nick Frost.
In addition, Fraser McReight is also set to be in the mix after a big year in the forward pack, while Max Jorgensen will likely also be in the running after a breakout Spring Tour, as well as scoring several important tries against South Africa and the British & Irish Lions.
2024: Rob Valetini
2023: Rob Valetini
2022: Marika Koroibete
2021: Michael Hooper
2020: Michael Hooper
2019: Marika Koroibete
2018: David Pocock
2017: Israel Folau
2016: Michael Hooper
2015: Israel Folau
2014: Israel Folau
2013: Michael Hooper
2012: Nathan Sharpe
2011: Kurtley Beale
2010: David Pocock
2009: Matt Giteau
2008: George Smith
2007: Nathan Sharpe
2006: Chris Latham
2005: Jeremy Paul
2004: David Lyons
2003: Phil Waugh
2002: George Smith
