World Rugby awards

Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Napolioni Bolaca and Jiuta Wainiqolo have been nominated for Men's Sevens Player of the Year, alongside New Zealand co-captain Scott Curry and Argentina's Marcos Moneta.

It continues Fiji's streak of having at least one player nominated for the award every year since 2013.

New Fijian Drua signing Bolaca made his debut for the Fiji sevens back in 2019 while Toulon flyer Wainiqolo has never played on the World Series and marked his first appearance at a major international tournament by scoring the first try at the Tokyo Games.

The World Series champions will duke it out against the All Blacks, who are on an 18 match winning streak in test rugby, and Six Nations champions England.

Ben Ryan is also up for coach of the year honours, after Fiji successfully defended their World Series crown and triumphed in Brazil.

The Englishman was awarded the Companion of the Order of Fiji and gifted three acres of land, and the name Ratu Peni Raiyani Latianara, after helping the Pacific nation win Olympic gold.