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Ellie Kildunne named World Rugby women's 15s player of the year
By Liam Heagney
England’s Ellie Kildunne has been named World Rugby women’s 15s player of the year in Monaco. The 25-year-old beat fellow nominees Alex Matthews, her English teammate, Canada’s Alex Tessier and Pauline Bourdon Sansus of France to the 2024 award.
Kildunne was also one of six England players included in the World Rugby women’s 15s dream team of the year. Six countries were represented in that selection, with Canada and New Zealand next-best with three inclusions each.
USA, Ireland and France completed the XV, each contributing one representative.
Ireland's Erin King was named 15s breakthrough player of the year, while 15s try of the year went to Marine Menager of France.
World Rugby women’s 15s dream team of the year: 15: Ellie Kildunne (England); 14. Abby Dow (England), 13. Slyvia Brunt (New Zealand), 12. Alex Tessier (Canada), 11. Katelyn Vahaakolo (New Zealand); 10. Holly Aitchison (England), 9. Pauline Bourdon Sansus (France); 1. Hope Rogers (USA), 2. Georgia Ponsonby (New Zealand), 3. Maud Muir (England), 4. Zoe Aldcroft (England), 5. Laetitia Royer (Canada), 6. Aoife Wafer (Ireland), 7. Sophie de Goede (Canada), 8. Alex Matthews (England).
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Put the fear back into the black jersey … by coming fifth? These players are just confirming the suspicion that they think the job’s done just by getting the jersey.
Go to commentsSiya Kolisi is the Bok captain so that’s 4. Hendrichse has had Bok sysrts recently.
Leinster is not Ireland: full team lost to Bulls in 2024 a couple of months before Ireland beat ‘most experienced Springbok ever’ in Durban.
The other three provinces look like they will step up in URC next year.
There are three in top 8 now. Remember this year they are all losing twice to Leinster whereas everyone else (besides Bulls) are losing only one to them.
The Leinster situation is forcing them to innovate.
One can at least see that the (hopeful for some) talk of Ireland returning to the bad old days are for the birds. All our URC teams are strong. Leinster B would be a top 3 URC team.
Whatever is going on with Sharks they should still be able to manufacture a win there. Looked to be low on the required levels of confidence and belief.
You can be sure that RJ, Barrett and Slimani were shouting Leinster on as if they were at the match. That spirit is something else that Leinster club has.
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