World Rugby Awards recap to honour Dan Carter, Japan, the Best Try and more

The World Rugby Awards took place on Sunday evening following a thrilling culmination to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. New Zealand scooped a lot of the big awards, while Wallabies coach Michael Cheika claimed Coach of the Year, and Japan were selected as having scored the best try of the tournament. Here we look at all the awards. While awards like Team of the Year and Coach of the Year are often quite predictable, the most prestigious award of the night went to All Black great Dan Carter, who was named World Rugby Player of the Year 2015. He joins captain Richie McCaw as a three-time recipient …