Head to head: Should we bother with sports awards? ANDREW CORNAGA/ PHOTOSPORT.NZ Beauden Barrett was the Player of the Year at the World Rugby awards yet wasn't nominated in the NZ Rugby awards. OPINION: Are sports awards worthy recognition for the best of the best or a waste of time? If sporting codes want to host an annual awards ceremony, and most do, good on them. We'll never know because awards are all about name recognition, profile, snob appeal and personality in the end.

Source: Stuff December 14, 2017 00:22 UTC