Update: 1:12PM Fiji missed out on each of the categories it was nominated for at the World Rugby awards which took place in London, England earlier today.

Ben Ryan, who was nominated for the Coach of the Year lost out to All Blacks mentor Steve Hansen and Olympics Gold Winning skipper Osea Kolinisau who was nominated for Player of the Year missed the opportunity won by South Africa’s Seabelo Senatla.

The New Zealand All Blacks won the Team of the Year category ahead of our Fiji Rugby Sevens team to the Rio Olympics.

Meanwhile, the Fiji Mens and Australian Women’s achievement at winning Olympic Rugby Sevens gold was recognised through a perpetual silver salver presented by International Olympics Committee member Octavian Morariu.

The full list of World Rugby Awards winners from the World Rugby website:

• World Rugby Men’s Player of the Year: Beauden Barrett, New Zealand
• World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year: Sarah Hunter, England
• World Rugby Team of the Year: New Zealand
• World Rugby Coach of the Year: Steve Hansen, New Zealand
• World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year: Maro Itoje, England
• World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBC: Seabelo Senatla, South Africa 
• World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBC: Charlotte Caslick, Australia
• World Rugby Referee Award: Alhambra Nievas, Spain, and Rasta Rasivhenge, South Africa
• Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Syd Millar
• Award for Character: Rugby Opens Borders, Austrian Rugby Union
• IRPA Special Merit Award: Jean de Villiers, South Africa
• IRPA Try of the Year: Jamie Heaslip, Ireland
• Special recognition of Olympic Games success: Australia Women’s Team and Fiji Men’s Team.