Three All Black forwards and three Black Ferns forwards are in contention for the top honours at the New Zealand Rugby Awards.
Prop Tyrel Lomax, lock Tupou Vaa'i plus loose forward Wallace Sititi are the finalists for All Blacks Player of the Year.
Front rower Georgia Ponsonby, loosie Alana Bremner and number eight Kaipo Olsen-Baker are the finalists for Black Ferns Player of the Year.
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Lomax is also in the running for the Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year, while Olsen-Baker is also up for Super Rugby Aupiki Player of the Year.
North Harbour and Chiefs player, Sititi was this week named World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year.
Three members of the Olympic gold medal winning Black Ferns Sevens side, Jorja Miller, Risi Pouri-Lane and Michaela Blyde are contenders for women's Sevens Player of the Year.
The Blues men and women are both recognised after their success in 2024 with Hoskins Sotutu, Harry Plummer and Katelyn Vahaakolo in contention.
The Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year will be awarded to one of the winners of the major Player of the Year categories.
The Coach of the Year and Team of the Year will be announced on the night, with all teams in black and their respective coaches eligible.
International referee Ben O'Keeffe along with Canadian-born Aucklander Maggie Cogger-Orr and James Doleman who has been in charge of Six Nations games among others.
The awards evening will be held December 12.
Rugby award nominees:
New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year:
Ben O'Keeffe
Maggie Cogger-Orr
James Doleman
Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year:
Hoskins Sotutu (Blues)
Damian McKenzie (Chiefs)
Harry Plummer (Blues)
Billy Proctor (Hurricanes)
Super Rugby Aupiki Player of the Year:
Katelyn Vahaakolo (Blues)
Layla Sae (Hurricanes Poua)
Kaipo Olsen-Baker (Matatū)
Kennedy Tukuafu (Chiefs Manawa)
Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year:
Risi Pouri-Lane (Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Koata, Ngāi Tahu)
Tamaiti Williams (Ngāpuhi)
Tyrel Lomax (Ngai Tuhoe, Muaupoko)
Katelyn Vahaakolo (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto)
Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year:
Fehi Fineanganofo
Tepaea Cook-Savage
Dylan Collier
Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year
Jorja Miller
Risi Pouri-Lane
Michaela Blyde
Black Ferns Player of the Year:
Georgia Ponsonby
Alana Bremner
Kaipo Olsen-Baker
All Blacks Player of the Year:
Tyrel Lomax
Tupou Vaa'i
Wallace Sititi