<P> The World Rugby Junior Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by the World Rugby . It is awarded to the player of the tournament in that year's World Rugby Under 20 Championship . It replaces the now defunct U21 Player of the Year and the U19 Player of the Year . From 2008 until 2013, it was the IRB Junior Player of the Year . Since 2014, following the International Rugby Board becoming World Rugby, the award has been titled the World Rugby Junior Player of the Year . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Other nominees </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Luke Braid (New Zealand) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Aaron Cruden (New Zealand) </Td> <Td> Winston Stanley Carl Fearns Richard Kingi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Julian Savea (New Zealand) </Td> <Td> Tyler Bleyendaal Robbie Coleman Ignacio Rodriguez Muedra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> George Ford (England) </Td> <Td> Luke Whitelock Sam Cane </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Jan Serfontein (South Africa) </Td> <Td> JJ Hanrahan Shaun Adendorff </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Sam Davies (Wales) </Td> <Td> Ardie Savea Jack Clifford </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Handré Pollard (South Africa) </Td> <Td> Garry Ringrose Tevita Li Nathan Earle </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> James Chisholm (England) </Td> <Td> Akira Ioane Tevita Li Jonah Placid </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Max Deegan (Ireland) </Td> <Td> Harry Mallinder Shaun Stevenson Ataata Moeakiola Curwin Bosch </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Juarno Augustus (South Africa) </Td> <Td> Zach Mercer Will Jordan Tiaan Falcon Gabriel Ibitoye </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Other nominees </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr>

World rugby u20 championship player of the tournament