Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service

The Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service, previously called the IRB Distinguished Service Award, is awarded by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards. It has been awarded annually since 2001. It honours an individual, Union or group, male or female, who has given outstanding service to their country and contributed to the International Game in as many as possible of the following areas: Playing, Coaching, Management, Training, Administration, Media & Broadcast.

Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
Awarded forOutstanding service to their country and contribution to the International Game
Presented byWorld Rugby
First awarded2001
Currently held by Dr Farah Palmer (2022)

Recipients
Year Recipient Ref
2001 Tom Kiernan
2002 Alan Hosie
2003 Bob Stuart
2004 Ronnie Dawson [1]
2005 Peter Crittle [2]
2006 Brian Lochore [3]
2007 José María Epalza
2008 Nicholas Shehadie [4]
2009 Noel Murphy [5]
2010 Jean-Claude Baqué [6][7]
2011 Jock Hobbs
2012 Viorel Morariu
2013 Ian McIntosh [8][9]
2014 Ray Williams [10][11]
2015 Nigel Starmer-Smith [12]
2016 Syd Millar [13]
2017 Marcel Martin
2018 Yoshirō Mori [14]
2019 Bernard Lapasset
2021 Jacques Laurans [15]
2022 Dr Farah Palmer [16]

References
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