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Tommy Bowe Irish Players' Player of the Year

  • 23-04-2008 10:24pm
    #1
    thehighground
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    Bowe named Irish players' Player of the Year
    23/04/2008 - 10:08:46 PM

    Ulster and Ireland winger Tommy Bowe has been voted the 2008 Irish Rugby Union Players' Player of the Year by his fellow players at the sixth annual IRUPA Rugby Players Awards, hosted at UCD's O'Reilly Hall tonight.

    Leinster and Ireland's Rob Kearney was also amongst those honoured on the night when he was awarded the IRUPA Try of the Year for his try against Scotland at Croke Park.

    Bowe, 24, was delighted to have won the players' award.

    The Monaghan man said: "After missing out on selection for the World Cup, the season seemed to just get better and better for me personally culminating in winning back my place in the Ireland team.

    "This has topped it all off as it is the ultimate award in Ireland and I take great pleasure in winning it as it comes from the ones who really matter, the players."

    Niall Woods, CEO of the Irish Rugby Union Players Association, said: "Winning one of these awards is the recognition players themselves want. The winners can take great pride in knowing that they have the total respect of those who they play with and against.

    "Congratulations to all those nominated and in particular to Tommy, Rob, Andy (Dunne), Cian (Healy) and David (Humphreys) in winning what are the most sought-after awards in Irish rugby."




    The awards were made in the presence of some of the game's most well-known names, including Ireland and Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll, David Humphreys and former Ireland and Lions legends Keith Wood and Mick Galwey.

    2008 IRUPA AWARD WINNERS:

    IRUPA Players' Player of the Year

    Winner: Tommy Bowe (Ulster)

    Nominations: Tommy Bowe (Ulster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Eoin Reddan (London Wasps)

    IRUPA Unsung Hero

    Winner: Andy Dunne (Connacht)

    Nominations: Rory Best (Ulster), Andy Dunne (Connacht), Niall Ronan (Munster)

    IRUPA Hall of Fame

    Inducted: David Humphreys (Ulster)

    IRUPA Try of the Year

    Winner: Rob Kearney (Ireland v Scotland)

    Nominations: Tommy Bowe (Ireland v Scotland), Rob Kearney (Ireland v Scotland), Andrew Trimble (Ulster v Gloucester)

    IRUPA Newcomer of the Year

    Winner: Cian Healy (Leinster)

    Nominations: Cian Healy (Leinster), Denis Hurley (Munster), Niall O'Connor (Ulster).

    http://breakingnews.iol.ie/sport/rugby/index.asp



    Well done Tommy - bit surprised Heaslip didn't get it.


Comments

  • #2
    [Jackass]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭[Jackass]


    Highlights of that game including Kearneys try of the year can be found here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blml0Tlgktc

    Surprised at Andy Dunne getting unsung hero, maybe I'm alone in thinking he's had a dreadful season.

    Would have thought player of the year would have been between Reddan and Heaslip so surprised Bowe got that too!

    Lol, even for new comer of the year, I would have thought Hurley and O'Connor would have made a greater impact this season than Healy!!

    I disagree with them all!!

    (Even prefered Bowe's try against Scotland!! lol)


  • #3
    jayteecork
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    Tommy Bowe?

    Ahead of certain Munster and Leinster players.

    Sounds like some kind of silly inside joke.


  • #4
    toomevara
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    jayteecork wrote: »
    Tommy Bowe?

    Bizarre selection, a fine player, but Irish player of the year, I think not...


  • #5
    JWAD
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    Surprised Niall Woods didnt give himself an award with all the bollocks he reportedly spouted.:rolleyes:


  • #6
    dub_skav
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    Tommy Bowe being picked looks like the players making a point about the poor squad selection for the World Cup - maybe I'm wrong though.


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  • #7
    Zzippy
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    dub_skav wrote: »
    Tommy Bowe being picked looks like the players making a point about the poor squad selection for the World Cup - maybe I'm wrong though.

    You may be on to something there. I like your ideas, can I subscribe to your newsletter?
    [Jackass] wrote: »

    Surprised at Andy Dunne getting unsung hero, maybe I'm alone in thinking he's had a dreadful season.

    He's played pretty well this season, won the game for us against Llanelli with 2 great late kicks under pressure. True he fell apart against Ulster (had a Patterson), but the rest of the year he's been very solid and his kicking out of hand has been excellent.


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