Sligo RFC receive two nominations in annual Connacht Rugby Awards

Sligo RFC back Michael Wells has been nominated for the Senior Club Player of the Year award in Connacht.

Connacht Rugby has today unveiled the nominations for the annual end-of-season Awards Ball, taking place this year on April 30^th at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Galway.

New Zealander Wells has been in superb form at out-half all season for Sligo, as the Yeats men finished second in Division 2C, narrowly missing out on promotion.

Sligo RFC have also been nominated for the Connacht Club of the Year award, an accolade they claimed just a few short years ago.

18 awards will be given out at the ceremony celebrating the season’s achievements at all levels of the game - underage, club, schools, women's and the professional squad.

The Players’ Player as voted by the Connacht senior squad will be awarded on the night as well as the Team Man of the Year, Fan’s Player of the Year, Try of the Year and an award for Outstanding Contribution to Rugby.

The nominees are….

CONNACHT U18 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cian Huxford
Huge Lane
Niall Murray

CONNACHT U19 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brian Diffney
Rory Gaffney
Sean Masterson

CONNACHT U18 GIRLS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sara Dent
Ellie Dillane
Elizabeth McNicholas

CONNACHT REFEREE OF THE YEAR
Karol Collins
Brian Deighan
Daithi Flood

CONNACHT COACH OF THE YEAR
Patrick Durcan, Castlebar RFC
David Newman, Ballina RFC
Brett Wilkinson, Buccaneers RFC

CONNACHT WOMEN’S CLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Emma Clery, Galwegians RFC
Shannon Lane, NUIG RFC
Anne Marie O’Hora, Castelbar RFC

CONNACHT WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Grainne Egan
Ciara O’Connor
Anne Marie O’Hora

CONNACHT JUNIOR CLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dan McCabe, Monivea RFC
Mickey Murphy, Ballina RFC
John O’Brien, Connemara RFC

CONNACHT SENIOR CLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jordan Conroy, Buccaneers RFC
Lise Soloa, Corinthians RFC
Michael Wells, Sligo RFC

CONNACHT CLUB OF THE YEAR
Ballina RFC
Buccaneers RFC
Sligo RFC

CONNACHT RUGBY ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cormac Brennan
Marc Kelly
Conor McKeon

CONNACHT RUGBY FORWARD OF THE YEAR
Andrew Browne
Jake Heenan
John Muldoon

CONNACHT RUGBY BACK OF THE YEAR
Jack Carty
Kieran Marmion
Tiernan O’Halloran