Rugby sevens is like the 15-man game on fast forward.
Seven-minute halves may mean 14-minute games but with just seven on each side to cover a full-sized rugby field, this extra space, more often than not, leads to extra points on the board.
With slick moves from smooth hands, lightning speed, and fancy footwork, sevens players can weave in and out of traffic in a bid to runย cricketย scores up in no time.
Since the dawn of the international series in 1999-2000, a litany of speedy superstars have tried their hand at the seven-man game, with the cream of the crop earning high honours after their yearly whistlestop tours of the globe.
Pooled from five different continents, here are the names to be voted as the Rugby Sevens Player of the Year from every season since 2003.
| Season | Player | Nationality |
| 2003/04 | Simon Armor | England |
| 2004/05 | Orene Ai'i | New Zealand |
| 2005/06 | Uale Mai | Samoa |
| 2006/07 | Afeleke Pelenise | New Zealand |
| 2007/08 | DJ Forbes | New Zealand |
| 2008/09 | Ollie Phillips | England |
| 2009/10 | Mikaele Pesamini | Samoa |
| 2010/11 | Cecil Afrika | South Africa |
| 2011/12 | Tomasi Cama Jr. | New Zealand |
| 2012/13 | Tim Mikkelson | New Zealand |
| 2013/14 | Samisoni Viriviri | Fiji |
| 2014/15 | Werner Kok | South Africa |
| 2015/16 | Seabelo Senatla | South Africa |
| 2016/17 | Perry Baker | United States |
| 2017/18 | Perry Baker | United States |
| 2018/19 | Jerry Tuiwai | Fiji |
| 2019/20 | No award given | - |
| 2020/21 | Marcos Moneta | Argentina |
| 2021/22 | Terry Kennedy | Ireland |
| 2022/23 | Rodrigo Isgro | Argentina |
