England and Harlequins full-back Ellie Kildunne has won World Rugby's women's player of the year award. The 25-year-old claimed the award after an impressive year that saw her crowned 2024 Women's Six Nations player of the championship, help England retain their WXV1 title and score 14 tries in nine tests for the Red Roses.

South Africa's Pieter-Steph du Toit was named rugby's world player of the year for the second time on Sunday at a ceremony in Monaco, while England's Ellie Kildunne took the women's honours and Antoine Dupont and Maddison Levi claimed the sevens titles.

England’s Ellie Kildunne has been named World Rugby women’s 15s player of the year in Monaco. The 25-year-old beat fellow nominees Alex Matthews, her English teammate, Canada’s Alex Tessier and Pauline Bourdon Sansus of France) to the 2024 award.