The 12 players leading Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year voting

We are just two rounds into the new Super Rugby Pacific season but there have been plenty of stand-out performers across the competition. Super Rugby’s new Player of the Year voting system is tracking those star performers in real-time.

Following each game, both the coach and captain of each team will award points to three of the best-performing opponents in their respective views. The pair will each award three points to the player who impressed them the most, two points to the next most impressive and one point to the third most impressive.

This means a standout performer can walk away from a single contest with six points towards their Player of the Year campaign.

An interesting theme emerged from round two, with no player from across the competition boasting more than six points in total. This means that none of the five players who were awarded six points for outstanding performances in round one earned a single point in round two.

Those players were: Fatafehi Fineanganofo of the Hurricanes, Kyle Preston of the Crusaders, Luke Reimer of the Brumbies, Ben Donaldson of the Force, and Ardie Savea of Moana Pasifika.

In round two, the most highly awarded players were: Kyren Taumoefolau of Moana Pasifika, Harry Godfrey of the Hurricanes, Motikiai Murray of the Fijian Drua, and Finn Hurley of the Highlanders. Each of these players received six points, signalling both their opponents’ coach and captain found them to be the most outstanding performers for their respective sides.

Here are the full results from round two and total points tallies.

Chiefs v Crusaders

4 – Ethan Blackadder (CRU), Christian Lio-Willie (CRU), Quinn Tupaea (CHI)

3 – Tupou Vaa’i (CHI), Simon Parker (CHI)

2 – Sevu Reece (CRU), David Havili (CRU), Damian McKenzie (CHI)

Queensland Reds v Moana Pasifika

6 – Kyren Taumoefolau (MOA)

5 – Fraser McReight (RED), Harry Wilson (RED)

3 – Jackson Garden-Bachop (MOA), Miracle Faiilagi (MOA)

2 – Filipo Daugunu (RED)

Hurricanes v Fijian Drua

6 – Harry Godfrey (HUR), Motikiai Murray (DRU)

2 – Cam Roigard (HUR), Du’Plessis Kirifi (HUR), Meli Derenalagi (DRU), Isoa Nasilasila (DRU), Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula (DRU)

1 – Brad Shields (HUR), Bailyn Sullivan (HUR)

Highlanders v Blues

6 – Finn Hurley (HIG)

3 – Harry Plummer (BLU), Hoskins Sotutu (BLU), Folau Fakatava (HIG)

2 – AJ Lam (BLU), Caleb Clarke (BLU), Timoci Tavatavanawai (HIG)

1 – Patrick Tuipulotu (BLU), Finlay Christie (BLU), Tanielu Tele?a (HIG)

ACT Brumbies v Western Force

5 – Nic White (FOR)

3 – Charlie Cale (BRU), Allan Alaalatoa (BRU), Carlo Tizzano (FOR)

2 – Tom Wright (BRU), Tom Hooper (BRU), Darcy Swain (FOR)

1 – Corey Toole (BRU), James Slipper (BRU), Harry Potter (FOR), Sio Tomkinson (FOR)

Fixture

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Moana Pasifika

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Highlanders

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Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year ladder

6 – Fatafehi Fineanganofo [HUR], Kyle Preston [CRU], Luke Reimer [BRU], Ben Donaldson [FOR], Ardie Savea [MOA], Sevu Reece [CRU], Kyren Taumoefolau [MOA], Motikiai Murray [DRU], Harry Godfrey [HUR], Du’Plessis Kirifi [HUR], Finn Hurley [HIG], Timoci Tavatavanawai [HIG],

5 – Jackson Garden-Bachop [MOA], Caleb Tangitau [HIG], Vuate Karawalevu [DRU], Fraser McReight [RED], Harry Wilson [RED], AJ Lam [BLU], Nic White [FOR], Tom Hooper [BRU]

4 – Quinn Tupaea [CHI], Naitoa Ah Kuoi [CHI], Jeremy Williams [FOR], Sione Havili Talitui [MOA], Ethan Blackadder [CRU], Christian Lio-Willie [CRU], Damian McKenzie [CHI]

3 – Jake Gordon [WAR], Siosifa Amone [WAR], Simione Kuruvoli [DRU], Luke Jacobson [CHI], Kaylum Boshier [CHI], Dalton Papali’I [BLU], Folau Fakatava [HIG], David Havili [CRU], Tupou Vaa’i [CHI], Simon Parker [CHI], Miracle Faiilagi [MOA], Harry Plummer [BLU], Hoskins Sotutu [BLU], Carlo Tizzano [FOR], Charlie Cale [BRU], Allan Alaalatoa [BRU]

2 – David Porecki [WAR], Charlie Gamble [WAR], Sean Withy [HIG], Elia Canakaivata[DRU], Ryan Lonergan [BRU], Filipo Daugunu [RED], Beauden Barrett [BLU], Anton Segner [BLU], Nic Dolly [FOR], Jacob Devery [HUR], Meli Derenalagi [DRU], Isoa Nasilasila [DRU], Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula [DRU], Cam Roigard [HUR], Caleb Clarke [BLU], Darcy Swain [FOR], Tom Wright [BRU]

1 – Fabian Holland [HIG], Langi Gleeson [WAR], Tane Edmed [WAR], Will Jordan [CRU], Mesake Vocevoce [DRU], Tevita Ikanivere [DRU], Andy Muirhead [BRU], Mark Telea [BLU], Marcel Renata [BLU], Brad Shields [HUR], Bailyn Sullivan [HUR], Patrick Tuipulotu [BLU], Finley Christie [BLU], Taniela Tele’a [HIG], Harry Potter [FOR], Sio Tomkinson [FOR], Corey Toole [BRU], James Slipper [BRU]