Timoney And Cooney Lead Nominations For Ulster Rugby Awards

The nominees have been announced ahead of the Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards Dinner, which will be held at La Mon Hotel & Country Club on Thursday.

Young back rower Nick Timoney leads the way with four nominations this year, while talented scrum half John Cooney is shortlisted for three awards after a fantastic debut season at the orovince.

In total there will be 17 awards at the annual event, which celebrates all levels of rugby in Ulster. An award for CD Group Ulster ‘A’ Player of the Year will be presented for the first time.

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2018 HEINEKEN ULSTER RUGBY AWARDS DINNER NOMINATIONS LIST:

Abbey Insurance Academy Player of the Year

Nick Timoney
Tom O’Toole
Angus Curtis

CD Group Ulster ‘A’ Player of the Year

Tom O’Toole
Clive Ross
Matthew Agnew

SONI Community Rugby Champion Award

Patrick Baird (Malone)
Clem Bassett (Ballynahinch)
Noel Brown (Cooke)
Liam Foley (Bangor)

Kerr’s Tyres Referee of the Year

Recipient to be announced at the event

Deloitte Women’s Player of the Year

Beth Cregan (Cooke)
Brittany Hogan (Cooke)
Larissa Muldoon (Railway Union)

Ulster Under-18 Girls Player of the Year

Bethany McDowell (Malone)
Kelly McCormill (Monaghan)
Lucinda Kinghan (Monaghan)

Ulster Carpets Youth Player of the Year

Seif Eldin Abd El Gawad (Carrickfergus)
Charlie Clarke (Rainey Old Boys)
Conor McMenamin (Letterkenny)

Danske Bank Schools Player of the Year

John McKee (Campbell College)
Nathan Doak (Wallace HS)
Aaron Sexton (Bangor GS)

Dorrington B Faulkner Award (sponsored by Perennials RFC)

Recipient to be announced at the event

Ken Goodall Outstanding Club Player of the Year

Matthew Agnew (Ballymena)
Andrew Morrison (Banbridge)
Peter Cromie (Banbridge)

Kukri Sports Club of the Year

City of Armagh
Malone
Grosvenor

Ulster Rugby Supporters Club Player of the Year

Rory Best
John Cooney
Jacob Stockdale

Rugby Writers’ Player of the Year

John Cooney
Jacob Stockdale
Nick Timoney

BT Young Player of the Year

Nick Timoney
Matthew Rea
Johnny McPhillips

Bank of Ireland Ulster Player of the Year

John Cooney
Nick Timoney
Stuart McCloskey

Special Recognition Award

Recipient to be announced at the event

Heineken Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year

Recipient to be announced at the event