RLIF Awards
Position Player Club National team
Fullback Billy Slater Melbourne Storm Australia
Wing Akuila Uate Newcastle Knights Australia
Centre Jamie Lyon Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Five-eighth/Stand-off Benji Marshall Wests Tigers New Zealand
Halfback/Scrum-half Daly Cherry-Evans Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Australia
Prop Matthew Scott North Queensland Cowboys Australia
Hooker Cameron Smith Melbourne Storm Australia
Second-row Sam Thaiday Brisbane Broncos Australia
Lock/Loose forward Paul Gallen Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Australia
Team of the Year
2008 [ 5 ] Position Player Club National team Fullback Billy Slater Melbourne Storm Australia Wing Manu Vatuvei New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Centre Israel Folau Melbourne Storm Australia Five-eighth/Stand-off Greg Inglis Melbourne Storm Australia Halfback/Scrum-half Scott Prince Gold Coast Titans Australia Prop James Graham St. Helens England Hooker Cameron Smith Melbourne Storm Australia Second-row Gareth Ellis Leeds Rhinos England Anthony Laffranchi Gold Coast Titans Australia Lock/Loose forward Paul Gallen Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Australia 2009 [ 6 ] Position Player Club National team Fullback Jarryd Hayne Parramatta Eels Australia Wing Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos England Centre Greg Inglis Melbourne Storm Australia Five-eighth/Stand-off Benji Marshall Wests Tigers New Zealand Halfback/Scrum-half Johnathan Thurston North Queensland Cowboys Australia Prop Fuifui Moimoi Parramatta Eels New Zealand Hooker Cameron Smith Melbourne Storm Australia Second-row Gareth Ellis Wests Tigers England Lock/Loose forward Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos England 2010 [ 7 ] Position Player Club National team Fullback Darius Boyd St. George Illawarra Dragons Australia Wing Pat Richards Wigan Warriors Centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall Sydney Roosters New Zealand Five-eighth/Stand-off Todd Carney Sydney Roosters Australia Halfback/Scrum-half Scott Prince Gold Coast Titans Prop Adrian Morley Warrington Wolves England Hooker Robbie Farah Wests Tigers Australia Second-row Gareth Ellis Wests Tigers England Lock/Loose forward Luke Lewis Penrith Panthers Australia
The RLIF Awards are the Rugby League International Federation's annual major international sporting award for rugby league. Since 2004 the awards ceremony recognises the best referee, coach, developing nations player, international newcomer, captain and a team of the year. In 2007, the RLIF did not organise any awards. To fill the gap, Rugby League World magazine asked its Golden Boot panel to come up with winners in the existing categories used by the RLIF. Coinciding with the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, the RLIF Awards were rebranded and the old award system was replaced.