Fiji's Meli Derenalagi has won the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Rookie of the Year award 2019.
Congratulations to Fiji's Meli Derenalagi who has won the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Rookie of the Year award! #HSBC7sAwards pic.twitter.com/dThcxXxLVo
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) June 2, 2019
Derenalagi was nominated alongside Vilimoni Botitu and Aminiasi Tuimaba for the Rookie of the Year award.
Meanwhile, Vilimoni Botitu was announced as the DHLRugby Impact Player award for 2019 clocking up 356 points.
The winner of the @DHLRugby Impact Player award for 2019 is @fijirugby's Vilimoni Botitu clocking up 356 points!
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) June 2, 2019
124 Tackles
24 Breaks
49 Offloads
159 Carries #DHLImpactPlayer pic.twitter.com/hTOcTBaxHh
The Coach of the Series 2019 award was given to USA’s Mike Friday.
The Gilbert Top Try Scorer Award was awarded to Carlin Isles who scored 52 tries in this season.
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