UAE Rugby Player Awards
U.A.E Rugby Player Awards
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U.A.E Rugby Awards |
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Organised by |
Sport360 |
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The U.A.E Rugby Player Awards is an award ceremony that aims to commend people from every category of the sport in the United Arab Emirates. The inaugural event in 2014 was held on Thursday 10 April, organised by Sport360 and endorsed by the UAERF (United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation) who intend for the awards to be an annual occasion. Attendance was in the range of 300–400 people for the event and had Rory Lawson, Alain Rolland, Steve Thompson and Jonah Lomu as the star guests who took part in a Q & A session at the ceremony regarding their experiences with the game of Rugby.
The 2015 award ceremony[1] was held on Thursday 9 April, organised by Sport360 and again endorsed by the UAERF (United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation). Attendance was in the range of 300–400 and saw a professional Q & A panel of Steve Thompson, Joe Roff and Brett Gosper discuss the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
2014 Annual Rugby Awards
Judging Process
Round One
- Each of the clubs that form part of the UAE Federation’s Premiership and Conference Leagues will put forward nominations for each of the 12 categories.
- The nominations will be compiled and presented to the UAE Rugby Federation who in turn present them to Sport 360.
Round Two
- Public voting opens
- All public nominations are collated and presented to the UAE Rugby Federation
Round Three
- The UAE Rugby Committee will make the final decision on the category winners, taking into consideration the public vote.
- Winners will be announced at the UAE Rugby Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday 10 April at the Montgomerie, Dubai.
2014 Awards
Held at the Montgomerie Golf Club in Dubai.[2]
Player of the Year |
Sean Crombie |
Emirati Player of the Year |
Hassan Al Noobi |
Ultimate Recognition |
Mohammed Shaker |
Young Expat Player of the Year |
Iziq Foa'i |
Young Emirati Player of the Year |
Adel Al Hendi |
Young Expat Talent |
Josh Appleby |
Young Emirati Talent |
Yousef Lashkari |
Coach of the Year |
Sami Smara |
Women's Player of the Year |
Jenny Matheson |
Volunteer of the Year |
Cecille De Scally |
2015 Awards
Player of the Season |
Jaen Botes |
Women's Player of the Season |
Alex Cook |
Referee of the Season |
Norman Drake |
Best Youth Expatriate Player of the Season |
Fraser March |
Best Youth Emirati Player of the Season |
Khalid Al Junaibi |
Best Mini Emirati Talent of the Season |
Rashid Busaibe |
Volunteer of the Season |
Adam Hughes |
Best Youth Emirati Talent of the Season |
Ebrahim Doraee |
Best Youth Expat Talent of the Season |
Ryno De Bruyn |
Best Mini Expat Talent of the Season |
Joshua Bouwer |
Fair Play Team of the Season |
Arabian Knights |
Emirati Player of the Season |
Hareb Al Azri |
Coach of the Season |
Ali Thompson |
Best Mini Expat Player of the Season |
Dylan Dessoir |
See also
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