After a successful Goodyear Club Rugby season, on Sunday, we were able to celebrate some of the achievements of our Auckland Rugby community.
It was a great afternoon to recognise some of the stand-out players from our season while acknowledging the great work that goes on off the field from some of the top people in our community. Full list of awards recipients are:
Top Premier Men's Points Scorer
Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald (Auckland University)
Top Premier Women's Points Scorer
Sophie Fisher (Ponsonby)
Top Premier Try Scorer - Men’s
Joel Cobb (Ponsonby) & Siave Togoiu (East Tamaki)
Top Premier Try Scorer – Women’s
Mele Hufanga (Marist) & Dajian Wright-Brown (Ponsonby)
George Whyte Kicking Trophy
Most points gained by goal kicking in round robin, across all grades.
Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald (Auckland University)
Best and Fairest Club Player
Savelio Ropati (Manukau Rovers)
Women's Club Player of the Year
Mele Hufanga (Marist)
Men's Club Player of the Year
Faletoi Peni (Manukau Rovers)
Premier Men's Club Rookie of the Year
Sam Hainsworth-Fa’aofo (Grammar TEC)
Premier Women's Club Rookie of the Year
Angelica Vahai (Ponsonby)
Most Promising Club Coach of the Year
Mark Thomas (Pakuranga United)
Premier Club Coach of the Year
Doug Sanft (Manukau Rovers)
Premier Referee of the Year
Maggie Cogger-Orr
Ash Edwards Memorial Trophy
For outstanding contribution to Auckland Rugby.
Geoff Buchanan (Ponsonby)
Barrie Connell Memorial Trophy
For the Volunteer Club Administrator of the Year.
Braeden Saul (Auckland University), Jason Mykes (Manukau Rovers) & Paul Saggers (Eden)
Jordan Rosebowl
Highest aggregate points awarded by Auckland Rugby Referees, across all senior grades.
Manukau Rovers Rugby Football Club
The Southland Shield
Average championship points for Under-21 and Under-85kg.
Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club
The Silver Football
Average championship points across all grades.
Ponsonby Rugby Club
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