The tournament all-stars from the 2006 World Championships were voted on by the coaching staff from every team.  Teams are not allowed to nominate anyone from their own team, so at most, any single player can have at most 11 votes in his favour.

Only five people are remaining on national teams who won these prestigious awards last time around in 2002, including American players Norm Lyduch (1.0), Bryan Kirkland (2.0), and Steve Pate (3.5).  From the Belgian national team, their key 1.5 player, Ronny Verhaegen, is still on the team, and from Team Canada, our 3-time World Championships MVP, Garett Hickling, is still an integral member of our team.

The latest word is that the All-Star selections will not be announced until later on this evening in New Zealand, in about 4-5 hours time.  They will be announced during the banquet, and shortly thereafter, will be posted to the Rugby Road Journal.