Clubs’ Player of the Year winners 2015

Above: Four of the Wellington Premier clubs' award winners for 2015. OBU's Premier Player of the Year Mitch Clarke (left), Ories' Back of the Year Aukuso Tuitama (right) and Tawa's MVP TJ Fermanis and MSP's Sportsman of the Year Issac O'Connor remonstrating with the referee in their Jubilee Cup semi-final (centre).

The curtain has all but come down on the fifteen-a-side club and representative rugby season for another year.

Just the Wellington Lions, playing in a semi-final against Otago, and the Wellington Pride, contesting the Women’s NPC final with Auckland, are in action this coming Saturday. Clubs and teams are gearing up for the Sevens season which gets underway soon.

The 2015 Premier Swindale Shield, Jubilee Cup, Hardham Cup and Women’s competitions were all crackers. Below is our second annual compilation of each of the clubs’ top sides’ individual Player of the Season award winners (in alphabetical order):

Avalon

Men’s Premier
Forward of the year: Dan Sione
Back of the year: Cameron Cross
Player of the year: Shane Fawcett 
 
Women's:
Forward of the year: Iva Polaia
Back of the year: Mary Jane Ale
Player of the year: Caroline Sio

Hutt Old Boys Marist

Men's Premier:
Marist Brothers Old Boys All Star Trophy Top Premier Player: Sheridan Rangihuna
Players Trophy Club Player of the Year: Sheridan Rangihuna
Team MVP: Simon Malaeulu

Women's
Sarah Harrison Cup Player of the Year: Petra Kriklanova
Neroli Knight Captain Cup: Rosie Stirling
Team Most Valuable Player: Atalina Milovale:

Johnsonville

Best Forward: Antony Pettett
Best Back: Vili Dakunimata
Players’ Player of the Year: Ha’mea Ahio

Marist St Pat’s

Marist St Pat’s Sportsman of the Year (Paul Donoghue Trophy): Issac O’Connor
Mick Horan Memorial Trophy: Vincent Sakaria

Northern United

Men’s Premier:

Most Valuable Player: Daley Ena
Best Back: TK Bishop
Best Forward: Johnwhite Silva

Women’s:

Most Valuable Player: Leah Conley
Best Back: Vaine Marsters
Best Forward: Phoenix Collins

Old Boys University

Ian Archibald Trophy - OBU Premier Player of the Year: Mitch Clarke
Most Improved Premier Player: Alex Barendregt
Women’s Most Valuable Player: Georgia Daals

Oriental-Rongotai

Men’s Premier:
Best Forward: Hunter Prescott
Best Back: Aukuso Tuitama

Women’s:
Best Forward: Noeleen Nonu and Kirsty Stewart
Best Back: Amanda Rasch

Paremata-Plimmerton

Premier MVP: Tane McMillan Parata
Player of the Year: Danny Herewini and Teariki Kie Tonga

Petone

Ian Upston Trophy Open Grade Player of the Year: Lester Maulolo
Watson Cup Most Valuable Back: Lester Maulolo
Plant Cup Most Valuable Forward: Marcus Roil

Poneke

Premier Player of the Year: Galu Taufale
Players’ Player of the Year: Galu Taufale

Tawa

MVP Points Cup: TJ Fermanis

Upper Hutt Rams

Most Valuable Player: Apa Heemi
Best Forward: Mitchell Markov
Best Back: Joyner Key

Wainuiomata

Premier Men’s
Player of the Year: Henry Stowers
Forward of the Year: Glen Angus
Back of the Year: Teru Time

Women’s:
Most Valuable Player: Suzanne Yee and Uesa Opetaia
Best Forward: Alice Soper
Best Back: Acacia Te Iwimate

Wellington FC

Premier MVP: Sam Gard’ner
Forward of the Year: Simon Shearer
Back of the Year: Penijamini Nabainivalu