Wales' Halfpenny wins Six Nations player award
- Published: 22 Mar 2013 at 23.49
- Online news: World
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny won the 2013 Six Nations Championship player of the year award on Friday.
Wales's full back Leigh Halfpenny kicks a penalty during their Six Nations international rugby union match against England at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales on March 16, 2013. Halfpenny won the 2013 Six Nations Championship player of the year award on Friday.
Halfpenny, who scored 74 points in the tournament as Wales retained their title, was well out in front of a public vote, gaining 40 percent of the ballot -- well ahead of the runner-up, Italy flanker Alessandro Zanni, with Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg third.
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