BEST NEWCOMER: Rieko Ioane, New Zealand
Ioane has been a revelation to the All Blacks this year. or someone so young he has demonstrated a calm head and huge degree of maturity in his game, which has gone from strength to strength. He’s been a try-scoring machine, dotting down 10 times this year in 11 tests. This was an easy decision.
BEST PICTURE: British & Irish Lions beat New Zealand 24-21 to set up series decider
The Lions pulled off one of their great wins to steal a thriller against New Zealand and set up a series decider in Auckland in a week’s time. When Sonny Bill Williams was red-carded for a shoulder charge on Anthony Watson – the first All Blacks sending-off in 50 years – the Lions sensed a wonderful opportunity for a historic upset in Wellington, and they succeeded.