Argentina's Juan Imhoff (C) is tackled by New Zealand All Blacks' Ben Smith (R) and Kieran Read during their Rugby Championship match in La Plata September 28, 2013. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
(Reuters) - New Zealand, eyeing professional rugby's first perfect year for a national team, could enjoy further success after Kieran Read and Ben Smith were nominated for the world player of the year award on Friday.
The pair are joined by South Africa's Eben Etzebeth, Wales's Leigh Halfpenny and Italy's Sergio Parisse in the running for the International Rugby Board's annual prize, won last year by All Black flyhalf Dan Carter.
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