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Served cool, shaken not stirred

... Shane Williams, la trentunenne ala gallese in ruolo agli Ospreys autore di sei mete al Sei Nazioni 2008. Succede a Bryan Habana e niente da fare quest'anno per Sergio Parisse o per il bis di Dan Carter.
Del resto se guardate gli award distribuiti in questo millennio, mancava solo piu' un gallese (Australiani a parte, ma dopo 4 edizioni di fila al Sud toccava a un Boreale for sure).
IRB Player of the Year Award winners
2008: Shane Williams (Wales)
2007: Bryan Habana (South Africa)
2006: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
2005: Daniel Carter (New Zealand)
2004; Schalk Burger (South Africa)
2003: Jonny Wilkinson (England)
2002: Fabien Galthié (France)
2001: Keith Wood (Ireland)

Gli Awards 2008 assegnati nella cerimonia:
IRB Player of the Year: Shane Williams (Wales)
IRB Team of the Year: New Zealand
IRB Coach of the Year: Graham Henry (New Zealand)
IRB Junior Player of the Year: Luke Braid (Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)
IRB Sevens Player of the Year: DJ Forbes (New Zealand)
Spirit of Rugby Award: Roelien Muller and Patrick Cotter
Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Sir Nicholas Shehadie
IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Andre Watson (Sfa)
IRB International Women's Personality of the Year: Carol Isherwood
IRB Development Award: Tag Rugby Development Trust and Martin Hansford
IRPA Special Merit Award: Agustin Pichot (Arg)
IRPA Try of the Year: Brian O'Driscoll, Australia v Ireland

Nuovi ingressi nella IRB Hall of Fame: 1888 Natives Team of New Zealand & Joe Warbrick, Melrose & Ned Haig, Dr Jack Kyle, Hugo Porta, Philippe Sella.