World Rugby Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year

The World Rugby Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year is an award given annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards. It is awarded to 15s players who have played no more than one year of international rugby. Voting is assessed on international test matches only.^[1] The award was first presented in 2022 in partnership with Tudor and was won by New Zealand's Ruby Tui.^[2]

World Rugby Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
Awarded for	Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year
Date	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Presented by	World Rugby
First award	2022
Currently held by	Erin King (2024)
Website	World Rugby Awards

Winner and nominees

Year	Image	Winning player	Other nominees	Ref(s)
2022		Ruby Tui	Maud Muir Vitalina Naikore Maiakawanakaulani Roos	[2][3]
2023		Katelyn Vaha'akolo	Carla Arbez Francesca McGhie Mererangi Paul	[4][5]
2024		Erin King	Maddie Feaunati Caitlyn Halse Hannah King	[6][7]