Rugby Union - World player of the year

Name all the World Rugby Player of the year winners and nominees.

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Year	Answer	Country	Position
2001	Keith Wood	Ireland	Hooker
	George Gregan	Australia	Scrum-half
	Brian O'Driscoll	Ireland	Centre
	George Smith	Australia	Flanker
	Jonny Wilkinson	England	Fly-half
2002	Fabien Galthié	France	Scrum-half
	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Flanker
	Joe van Niekerk	South Africa	Flanker
	Brian O'Driscoll	Ireland	Centre
	Jason Robinson	England	Wing
2003	Jonny Wilkinson	England	Fly-half
	Imanol Harinordoquy	France	Number 8
	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Flanker
	Steve Thompson	England	Hooker
	Phil Waugh	Australia	Flanker
2004	Schalk Burger	South Africa	Flanker
	Serge Betsen	France	Flanker
	Gordon D'Arcy	Ireland	Centre
	Matt Giteau	Australia	Centre
	Marius Joubert	South Africa	Centre
2005	Dan Carter	New Zealand	Fly-half
	Bryan Habana	South Africa	Wing
	Victor Matfield	South Africa	Lock
	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Flanker
	Tana Umaga	New Zealand	Centre
2006	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Flanker
	Dan Carter	New Zealand	Fly-half
	Chris Latham	Australia	Full-back
	Paul O'Connell	Ireland	Lock
	Fourie du Preez	South Africa	Scrum-half
2007	Bryan Habana	South Africa	Wing
	Felipe Contepomi	Argentina	Centre
	Juan Martín Hernández	Argentina	Fly-half
	Yannick Jauzion	France	Centre
	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Flanker
2008	Shane Williams	Wales	Wing
	Mike Blair	Scotland	Scrum-half
	Dan Carter	New Zealand	Fly-half
	Ryan Jones	Wales	Number 8
	Sergio Parisse	Italy	Number 8
2009	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Flanker
	Jamie Heaslip	Ireland	Number 8
	Brian O'Driscoll	Ireland	Centre
	Fourie du Preez	South Africa	Scrum-half
	François Steyn	South Africa	Centre
	Matt Giteau	Australia	Fly-half
	Tom Croft	England	Flanker
2010	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Flanker
	Mils Muliaina	New Zealand	Full-back
	Victor Matfield	South Africa	Lock
	Imanol Harinordoquy	France	Number 8

Year	Answer	Country	Position
	David Pocock	Australia	Flanker
	Kurtley Beale	Australia	Centre
2011	Thierry Dussautoir	France	Flanker
	Piri Weepu	New Zealand	Scrum-half
	Jerome Kaino	New Zealand	Flanker
	Ma'a Nonu	New Zealand	Centre
	David Pocock	Australia	Flanker
	Will Genia	Australia	Scrum-half
2012	Dan Carter	New Zealand	Fly-half
	Owen Farrell	England	Fly-half
	Frédéric Michalak	France	Fly-half
	Richie McCaw	New Zealand	Flanker
2013	Kieran Read	New Zealand	Number 8
	Eben Etzebeth	South Africa	Lock
	Leigh Halfpenny	Wales	Full-back
	Sergio Parisse	Italy	Number 8
	Ben Smith	New Zealand	Full-back
2014	Brodie Retallick	New Zealand	Lock
	Willie le Roux	South Africa	Full-back
	Julian Savea	New Zealand	Wing
	Jonathan Sexton	Ireland	Fly-half
	Duane Vermeulen	South Africa	Number 8
2015	Dan Carter	New Zealand	Fly-half
	Michael Hooper	Australia	Flanker
	Greig Laidlaw	Scotland	Scrum-half
	David Pocock	Australia	Flanker
	Julian Savea	New Zealand	Wing
	Alun Wyn Jones	Wales	Lock
2016	Beauden Barrett	New Zealand	Fly-half
	Owen Farrell	England	Fly-half
	Maro Itoje	England	Lock
	Billy Vunipola	England	Number 8
	Jamie Heaslip	Ireland	Number 8
	Dane Coles	New Zealand	Hooker
2017	Beauden Barrett	New Zealand	Fly-half
	Israel Folau	Australia	Full-back
	Owen Farrell	England	Fly-half
	Maro Itoje	England	Lock
	Rieko Ioane	New Zealand	Wing
2018	Jonathan Sexton	Ireland	Fly-half
	Beauden Barrett	New Zealand	Fly-half
	Rieko Ioane	New Zealand	Wing
	Faf de Klerk	South Africa	Scrum-half
	Malcolm Marx	South Africa	Hooker
2019	Pieter-Steph du Toit	South Africa	Flanker
	Tom Curry	England	Flanker
	Ardie Savea	New Zealand	Flanker
	Cheslin Kolbe	South Africa	Wing
	Joe Taufete'e	United States	Hooker
	Alun Wyn Jones	Wales	Lock

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