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South Wales Guardian
03-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Tycroes RFC awards night to celebrate successful season
The club, which secured the WRU Admiral Men's National League West Champions title, celebrated its achievements at their club headquarters. They lost only one league game all season and reached the semi-finals of the National League 3 Cup. The Con Mathias Shield for Commitment and Dedication to the Club was awarded to Club President Malcolm Davies. Other notable winners included Sam Newman as Second Team Top Try Scorer, Dan Thomas as First Team Top Try Scorer, and Dylan Rees, who won both the First Team Supporters Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year awards. Poignantly, the club took time to remember former player and first team captain Stephen Roach, who passed away in May 2024. This year's champions promotion was dedicated to him. (Image: Stuart Ladd) (Image: Stuart Ladd) (Image: Stuart Ladd) (Image: Stuart Ladd) (Image: Stuart Ladd) (Image: Stuart Ladd) (Image: Stuart Ladd) First team co-captains Shaun Jones and Sion James presented club shirts to his children, Cadi and Osian. The club also honoured its backroom staff, including catering, bar, grounds, first aid, and physio teams. President Malcolm Davies and Chairman Meirion Powell received WRU certificates marking their outstanding contribution to community rugby from Faye Davies, WRU Club Development Officer for West and North Wales. The evening concluded with musical entertainment from Danielle Lowri.
Irish Independent
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
See photos as Arklow Rugby Club enjoy annual dinner dance
With players and club staff donning their finest frocks and sharpest suits, the conversation and refreshments flowed as attendees enjoyed a wonderful meal, followed by the highly anticipated awards ceremony for the club's men's, women's, and Red Kites senior teams. Presented by Shane Nalty, the club awards saw Tadgh O'Scannail take home Club Mentor of the Year, with Coach of the Year going to Simon Tyner, Volunteer of the Year to Ger Brennan and Club Person of the Year to Dorraine Dempsey. The big winners in the Red Kite awards, presented by Tadgh O'Scannail, included Tagger of the Year and incoming captain Julia Murphy, Players Player of the Year Paul Roche, Most Improved Killian Byrne, Player of the Year Paul Kenny, Top Podcaster Martin Breslin, Top Try Scorer Andrew Banak, Most Positive Influence Sean Sheekey, New Coach Assistant Brian Hooper and Backroom Support and New Team Manager Simon Marah. Finally, The Amazons awards, presented by Shane Byrne and Trevor Prestage, went to Young Player of the Year Alex Byrne, Most Improved Catherine Byrne, Player of the Year Dianne Hunt Byrne, while the men's awards, presented by Anto O'Donnell and Shane Nalty, saw Gordon Prestage (collected by his father Keith) crowned Young Player of the Year, Players Player of the Year going to Eoin Byrne. Created in memory of late former player and beloved teammate, the Adam Slater Player of the Year award went to Tom Scarfe. 'We brought an end to the 2024/25 season in style with our annual dinner dance in the Arklow Bay Hotel,' a club spokesperson said. "Every year at our dinner dance we present awards to our three senior teams; Men, Women, and Red Kites; as well as some individual awards for those people in the wider club, without whom our club would not survive. 'It was a special night recognising team efforts and individual accolades, thanking sponsors, volunteers and supporters, and remembering a teammate and brother who we lost during the year.'
