The judges described it as "the most fair play act of 2015". The award is handed once a year to a player that has committed an act of fair play by "complying with both the written and unwritten rules of sport". As a result of giving his Rugby World Cup medal away to a young boy, Sonny Bill Williams has been handed the 2015 Panathlon International Fair Play Award to recognise his kind gesture. For myself it wasn't about being a rugby union player, it was just about being a good person and that's how I was raised - to have good manners," explained Williams after receiving the award. Sonny Bill Williams gave away his Rugby World Cup winner medal to Charlie Lines, who was "smoked" in a tackle from a security guard after running on the field following the All Black's 34-17 win over Australia.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 18, 2016 20:32 UTC