NZ stars win World Rugby accolades
New Zealand duo Kendra Cocksedge and Portia Woodman were awarded World Rugby's top two women's award in London over the weekend.
Published by Alison Donnelly, November 2nd, 2015
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Cocksedge was named World Rugby's Women's Player of the Year title beating Sophie Spence (Ireland) and Gaëlle Mignot (France) to the top award.
The scrum-half was an influential member of the Black Ferns side, both as a goal-kicker and playmaker this year and was a key part of New Zealand's success at the Super Series as her side beat world champions England along with USA and their hosts Canada to claim the inaugural title over the summer.
Portia Woodman won the World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year title. Shecontinued to break records in the 2014-15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, scoring 14 tries in the USA round alone. She finished the season with 52 tries in the series, the first woman and only fifth player in Sevens World Series history to pass a half century. She beat off her teammateSarah Goss as well as Charlotte Caslick (Australia) and Nadezda Kudinova (Russia)