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Dan Carter led a New Zealand clean sweep of the 2012 International Rugby Board awards announced in London on Monday night.
The fly-half was named player of the year, with Steve Hansen winning coach of the year and the All Blacks the team of the year following a 20-match unbeaten run by the world champions.
Earlier in the day, the draw took place for the 2015 World Cup.
The Springboks were drawn in Pool B with Samoa, Scotland as well as one team from Asia and one from the Americas.
It is the fourth World Cup in a row that the Boks have been drawn in the same group as Samoa.