...ABs Dan Carter, Ma'a Nonu, Dane Coles and Ben Smith will battle it out for the premier individual prize at the 2015 New Zealand Rugby Awards.
World Rugby breakthrough player of the year Nehe Milner-Skudder (Ng?ti Porou) excelled on his debut year in the black jersey and is nominated for the Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year.
He's up against Taranaki's Charlie Ngatai (Ng?ti Porou/Te Whanau-?-Apanui) who earned his first test cap in 2015, and last year's winner of this award, All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith.
2015 Steinlager Rugby Awards nominations
New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year
Alex Fidow (Wellington)
Charlie Gamble (Canterbury)
Akira Ioane (Auckland)
Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year
Tania Karaitiana and Vio Ugone (Stokes Valley RFC - Wellington)
Robert Neil (Pakuranga RFC - Auckland)
Andrew Reilly (Feilding Junior Rugby Committee - Manawatu)
New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year
Jessica Beard (Counties Manukau)
Glen Jackson (Bay of Plenty)
Richard Kelly (Taranaki Rugby)
Pink Batts Heartland Championship Player of the Year
Eric Duff (Mid Canterbury)
Lindsay Horrocks (Wanganui)
Stephen Perofeta (Wanganui)
New Zealand Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year
Sarah Goss (Manawatu)
Tyla Nathan-Wong (Auckland)
Portia Woodman (Auckland)
Richard Crawshaw Memorial Sevens Player of the Year
Scott Curry (Bay of Plenty)
Rieko Ioane (Auckland)
Joe Webber (Waikato)
ITM Cup Player of the Year
George Moala (Auckland)
Ardie Savea (Wellington)
Dominic Bird (Canterbury)
Investec Super Rugby Player of the Year
James Broadhurst (Hurricanes)
Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders)
Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year
Charlie Ngatai (Ng?ti Porou/Te Whanau-?-Apanui) (Taranaki)
Nehe Milner-Skudder (Ng?ti Porou) (Manawatu)
Aaron Smith (Ng?ti Kahungunu) (Manawatu)
New Zealand Rugby Women's Player of the Year
Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury)
Fiao'o Fa'amausili (Auckland)
Linda Itunu (Auckland)
New Zealand Rugby Coach of the Year
Steve Hansen (All Blacks)
Jamie Joseph (Highlanders)
Scott Robertson (Canterbury, New Zealand Under 20)
Adidas Team of the Year
All Blacks
Highlanders
New Zealand Under 20
Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year
Dan Carter (Canterbury)
Dane Coles (Wellington)
Ma'a Nonu (Wellington)
Ben Smith (Otago)
- Stuff
