2021 Goodyear Club Rugby Award Winners
Auckland Rugby are honoured to announce the winners of the 2021 Goodyear Club Rugby Awards. In a season that has not been short of its own unique challenges for all of us, the resilience and determination from our volunteers, coaches, players, and staff to get our teams on the grass has been nothing short of outstanding.
The award winners below reflect only some of the successes that the 2021 Goodyear Club Rugby season has given us.
From the emergence of young talent coming through our grades to now representing us on the national and international stage, to the precise planning, belief, and execution of our clubs to achieve meaningful results in the 2021 season.
We would like to congratulate our award winners but give a special mention to the coaches, managers, teammates, volunteers, and whānau behind these people who assisted them to get to this point.
Without you, we would not be able to innovate and grow our community game.
Ash Edwards Memorial Trophy For outstanding contribution to Auckland Rugby. Tom O’Hanlon (Eden) | Barrie Connell Memorial Trophy For the Volunteer Club Administrator of the Year. Tamati Hawea & Noho-Ana Sheppard (East Tamaki Rugby Football Club) |
Jordan Rosebowl Highest aggregate points awarded by Auckland Rugby Referees, across all senior grades. Pakuranga United Rugby Club | The Southland Shield Average championship points for Under-21 and Under-85kg. Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club |
The Silver Football Average championship points across all grades. Eden Rugby Club | George Whyte Kicking Trophy Most points gained by goal kicking in round robin, across all grades. Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald (Auckland University) |
Top Premier Men's Points Scorer Ignacio Costa (Eden) | Top Premier Women's Points Scorer Grace Freeman (College Rifles) |
Top Premier Try Scorer - Men’s Ignacio Costa (Eden) & Joe Cooke (College Rifles) | Top Premier Try Scorer – Women’s Mele Hufanga (Marist) |
Best and Fairest Club Player Niko Jones (Waitemata) | Women's Club Player of the Year Maiakawanakaulani Roos (College Rifles) |
Men's Club Player of the Year Franck Friconnet (Eden) | Premier Men's Club Rookie of the Year Caleb Tangitau (Grammar TEC) |
Premier Women's Club Rookie of the Year Abby Lockhart (Marist) | Most Promising Club Coach of the Year Jack Halpin (Auckland University) |
Club Coach of the Year David Bateman (Eden) | Premier Referee of the Year Antony Petrie |