Virginia RFC have been shortlisted for the Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards club of the year.
The final award will be announced on Wednesday 12 June with Virginia nominated in the Kurki club of the year award. Virginia face competition from Ballyclare RFC, Ballynahinch RFC, Clogher Valley RFC and Instonians RFC.
Elsewhere, Leah Irwin of Enniskillen RFC has been nominated Ulster Girls’ Youth Player of the Year category.
Following a public vote last week on the Ulster Rugby app, this season’s Women’s Player of the Year and Bank of Ireland Men’s Player of the Year for 2023/24 will be crowned.
2023/24 Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards – Shortlist:
Danske Bank Boys Schools’ Player of the Year
- Josh Gibson (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
- Blake McLean (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
- Conor Magee (Banbridge Academy)
Danske Bank Girls Schools’ Player of the Year
- Niamh Fulton (Sullivan Upper School)
- Anna Wilson (Enniskillen Royal Grammar School)
- Tara O’Neill (Assumption Grammar School)
Ulster Boys Youth Player of the Year
- James Orr (Ballymena RFC)
- Oran Kennedy (Rainey RFC)
- Dylan Fox (Malone RFC)
Ulster Girls Youth Player of the Year
- Erin McConalogue (Inishowen RFC)
- Leah Irwin (Enniskillen RFC)
- Cara McLean (Larne RFC)
Ken Goodall Club Player of the Year
- Rhys O’Donnell (Instonians RFC)
- Clayton Milligan (Ballynahinch RFC)
- Bradley McNamara (Instonians RFC)
Kukri Club of the Year
- Ballyclare RFC
- Ballynahinch RFC
- Clogher Valley RFC
- Instonians RFC
- Virginia RFC
Ulster Rugby Foundation Community Impact Award
- Civil Service RFC – Women and Girls’ Rugby nominee
- Portadown Panthers – Disability Rugby nominee
- Jon Watt from Virginia RFC – Youth Rugby nominee
Young Women’s Player of the Year
- Tara O’Neill (Cooke RFC)
- Paige Smyth (Ballynahinch RFC)
- Sophie Barrett (Enniskillen RFC / Railway Union RFC)
Young Men's Player of the Year
- Scott Wilson (Dromore RFC)
- Harry Sheridan (Civil Service RFC)
- Cormac Izuchukwu (Tullamore RFC)
Rugby Writers’ Player of the Year
- Stuart McCloskey (Bangor RFC)
- David McCann (Cooke RFC)
- John Cooney (Gonzaga College)
- Nick Timoney (Blackrock College RFC)
Ulster Rugby Supporters’ Club Player of the Year
- David McCann (Cooke RFC)
- Nick Timoney (Blackrock College RFC)
- John Cooney (Gonzaga College)
Women’s Player of the Year:
- Ella Durkan (Blackrock College RFC)
- Niamh Marley (Cooke RFC / Dungannon RFC)
- Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC)
Bank of Ireland Men’s Player of the Year:
- David McCann (Cooke RFC)
- Mike Lowry (Dromore RFC)
- Jacob Stockdale (Ballynahinch RFC)
- James Hume (Instonians RFC)
