Nominees revealed for virtual Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony
The nominees have been announced ahead of the annual Heineken Ulster Rugby awards, where the top performers from Ulster’s Men’s and Women’s teams from the 2019/20 season will be recognised.
This year, the awards ceremony will be hosted online as opposed to the usual gala gathering, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The award winners will be revealed on Tuesday 29 September on the club’s official Facebook and Twitter channels, beginning at 1pm with the Ulster Rugby Academy Player of the Year. Each subsequent category winner will be announced every hour through until the Heineken Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year at 8pm.
Springbok back row Marcell Coetzee leads the way with three nominations in the URSC Player of the Year, Rugby Writers’ Player of the Year and Bank of Ireland Player of the Year categories.
Ethan McIlroy is also shortlisted for two awards; the Academy Player of the Year and Ulster A Player of the Year.
The Deloitte Ulster Women’s Player of the Year will be won by either Kathryn Dane, Vicky Irwin or Neve Jones.
Ulster Rugby CEO, Jonny Petrie, commented, “While we will not be able to celebrate together at a physical awards ceremony, I’m delighted that next week will provide an opportunity to acknowledge, across our social media channels, the superb performances of those at the professional and elite levels of our game.
“Congratulations to all of our nominees, who have earned their place on this shortlist from the successes they achieved within the 2019-20 season as a result of their hard work and determination. I look forward to hearing who will be crowned the winner in each category this coming Tuesday.”
2019/20 Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards Nominees
Academy Player of the Year
Lewis Finlay
David McCann
Ethan McIlroy
Kukri Sports Ulster A Player of the Year
Ross Adair
Hayden Hyde
Ethan McIlroy
URSC Player of the Year
Marcell Coetzee
John Cooney
Stuart McCloskey
Rugby Writers’ Player of the Year
Marcell Coetzee
John Cooney
Stuart McCloskey
Openreach Young Player of the Year
Robert Baloucoune
James Hume
Michael Lowry
Tom O’Toole
Deloitte Women’s Player of the Year
Kathryn Dane
Vicky Irwin
Neve Jones
Bank of Ireland Player of the Year
Marcell Coetzee
John Cooney
Alan O’Connor
Sean Reidy
Heineken Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year
To be revealed on the night
The Domestic Rugby Awards were announced in June. You can view the list of winners here.
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