Wellington, Dec 4 NZPA - All Blacks captain Richie McCaw, star first five-eighth Dan Carter and Taranaki hooker Andrew Hore were today named as nominees for the rugby player of the year award.

Following the recent announcement of nominees for the Steinlager Rugby Awards, nominees for the NZRU Women's Player of the Year and the Kelvin R. Tremain Memorial Player of the Year have been released today.

The nominees for this year's Steinlager Rugby Awards, New Zealand's premier rugby awards, have been announced.

The International Rugby Board has announced that South Africa'sRugby World Cup winning coach Jake White has been appointed to the IRBRugby Committee.

Auckland, Feb 11 NZPA - A former All Black wiped tears from his eyes as a judge praised his community spirit before convicting him on two fraud charges.