Nominees Announced For Connacht’s Annual Awards Ball
Connacht Rugby have announced the nominations for their annual end-of-season Awards Ball, taking place next Sunday (April 30) at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Galway.
18 awards will be given out at the ceremony celebrating the season’s achievements at all levels of the game across the province – underage, club, schools, Women’s and the professional squad.
The Players’ Player of the Year, as voted by the Connacht senior squad, will be awarded on the night as well as the Team Man of the Year, Fan’s Player of the Year, Try of the Year and an award for Outstanding Contribution to Rugby.
CONNACHT RUGBY AWARDS BALL – 2017 NOMINEES:
CONNACHT U-18 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cian Huxford
Huge Lane
Niall Murray
CONNACHT U-19 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brian Diffney
Rory Gaffney
Sean Masterson
CONNACHT U-18 GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sara Dent
Ellie Dillane
Elizabeth McNicholas
CONNACHT REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Karol Collins
Brian Deighan
Daithi Flood
CONNACHT COACH OF THE YEAR
Patrick Durcan (Castlebar RFC)
David Newman (Ballina RFC)
Brett Wilkinson (Buccaneers RFC)
CONNACHT WOMEN’S CLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Emma Clery (Galwegians RFC)
Shannon Lane (NUIG RFC)
Anne Marie O’Hora (Castelbar RFC)
CONNACHT WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Grainne Egan
Ciara O’Connor
Anne Marie O’Hora
CONNACHT JUNIOR CLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dan McCabe (Monivea RFC)
Mickey Murphy (Ballina RFC)
John O’Brien (Connemara RFC)
CONNACHT SENIOR CLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jordan Conroy (Buccaneers RFC)
Lise Soloa (Corinthians RFC)
Michael Wells (Sligo RFC)
CONNACHT CLUB OF THE YEAR
Ballina RFC
Buccaneers RFC
Sligo RFC
CONNACHT RUGBY ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cormac Brennan
Marc Kelly
Conor McKeon
CONNACHT RUGBY FORWARD OF THE YEAR
Andrew Browne
Jake Heenan
John Muldoon
CONNACHT RUGBY BACK OF THE YEAR
Jack Carty
Kieran Marmion
Tiernan O’Halloran