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Niall Murray scoops two awards at Connacht rugby awards

May 22, 2023 12:27 By Dave Hooper
Niall Murray scoops two awards at Connacht rugby awards
Niall Murray Fans’ Player of the Year and Try of the Year credit INPHO.
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Niall Murray scoops two awards at Connacht rugby awards for Fans’ Player of the Year and Try of the Year for 2022/23

Niall Murray collected the fans favourite award at the Connacht rugby awards on Saturday.

It was a night of double celebrations for the Connacht and Buccaneers man who also captured the ‘Try of the Year’ award.

The 23-year-old south Roscommon lock who was recently named on the United Rugby Championship Elite XV for the current season.

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Murray has made 56 senior appearances for the province. Murray’s try against Benetton on December third was awarded the try of the year.

Elsewhere, Caolin Blade and Orla Dixon were named the Connacht Rugby Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year for 2022/23.

Scrum-half Blade won the prestigious Player of the Year award for the first time in his career. Finlay Bealham was second and Mack Hansen third. Máiread Coyne and Clara Barrett came second and third respectively in the Women’s category.

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Meanwhile the Academy Player of the Year award went to Hugh Gavin and was also named U19 Player of the Year.

The full list of winners is as follows:

U18 Men’s Player of the Year, sponsored by Sound to Light

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Tomás Farthing (Corinthians RFC/Coláiste Creg Mhuire)

U18 Women’s Player of the Year, sponsored by RDJ

Éabha Nic Dhonnacha (Tuam RFC/Oughterard RFC/Corinthians RFC/Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin)

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U19 Men’s Player of the Year, sponsored by Grant Thornton

Hugh Gavin (Galwegians RFC/Coláiste Iognáid)

Academy Player of the Year, sponsored by Total Health Pharmacy

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Hugh Gavin

Referee of the Year

Shane Touhy

Coach of the Year

Eddie Walsh (Westport RFC)

Women’s Club Player of the Year

Karly Tierney (Tuam RFC/Oughterard RFC)

Junior Club Player of the Year

Eoghan Coyle (Creggs RFC)

Senior Club Player of the Year

Mark Boyle (Corinthians RFC)

Club of the Year, sponsored by Bank of Ireland

Sligo RFC

Connacht Rugby Unsung Hero, sponsored by Keystone Lintels

Fergus ‘Gussie’ Farrell

Try of the Year, sponsored by Western Postform

Niall Murray (vs Benetton)

Fans’ Player of the Year, sponsored by Murty Rabbitts

Niall Murray

Women’s Player of the Year, sponsored by G-P

Orla Dixon

Men’s Player of the Year, sponsored by Genesys

Caolin Blade

Lifetime Contribution to Connacht Rugby, sponsored by Oliver Carty Meats

Daithí Frawley

Gallery: Connacht rugby awards red carpet

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