Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service
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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.
Awarded forOutstanding service to their country and contribution to the International Game
Date2001
Presented byWorld Rugby
First award2001
| Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding service to their country and contribution to the International Game |
| Date | 2001 |
| Presented by | World Rugby |
| First award | 2001 |
| Currently held by |  George Nijaradze (2023) |
Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Tom Kiernan |
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| 2002 |  Alan Hosie |
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| 2003 |  Bob Stuart |
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| 2004 | Ronnie Dawson |
[1] |
| 2005 |  Peter Crittle |
[2] |
| 2006 | Brian Lochore |
[3] |
| 2007 |  José María Epalza |
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| 2008 | Nicholas Shehadie |
[4] |
| 2009 | Noel Murphy |
[5] |
| 2010 |  Jean-Claude Baqué |
[6][7] |
| 2011 | Jock Hobbs |
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| 2012 |  Viorel Morariu |
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| 2013 |  Ian McIntosh |
[8][9] |
| 2014 |  Ray Williams |
[10][11] |
| 2015 |  Nigel Starmer-Smith |
[12] |
| 2016 | Syd Millar |
[13] |
| 2017 | Marcel Martin |
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| 2018 |  Yoshirō Mori |
[14] |
| 2019 | Bernard Lapasset |
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| 2021 | Jacques Laurans |
[15] |
| 2022 | Dr. Farah Palmer |
[16] |
| 2023 | George Nijaradze |
[17] |