Christian Leali'ifano wins rugby union excellence award

Brumbies player honoured by peers with Rupa Medal for ExcellenceTwenty-nine-year-old has been receiving treatment for leukaemia since AugustBrumbies playmaker Christian Leali’ifano has won the 2016 Rupa Medal for Excellence, one of Australian rugby’s most prestigious awards.Leali’ifano, who has leukaemia, was voted by his peers as the individual to have shown the best performance, leadership, consistency and discipline, both on and off the field, across the international and domestic seasons. Related: Perth to host Bledisloe Cup clash between Wallabies and All Blacks in 2019 Continue reading.…