Rugby Players Ireland Award Nominees

The nominees have been named for the 2023 Rugby Players Ireland awards.

Munster’s Deirbhile Nic a Bháird, Jack Crowley, Emily Lane, Shane Daly and Aoife Doyle have all been nominated for awards.

Nic a Bháird is in the running for the Women’s Player of the Year, Crowley has been nominated for Men’s Young Player of the Year and Lane is in contention for Women’s 7s Player of the Year.

Daly and Doyle have both been nominated for Try of the Year with Daly’s effort for Munster against South Africa A and Doyle’s score for Ireland against Japan in the running.

See full list of awards and nominees below.

Rugby Players Ireland Award Nominees

Men’s Players’ Player of the Year

Caelan Doris – Leinster Rugby

Mack Hansen – Connacht Rugby

Hugo Keenan – Leinster Rugby

Dan Sheehan – Leinster Rugby

Women’s Players’ Player of the Year

Nichola Fryday – Exeter Chiefs

Neve Jones – Gloucester Hartpury

Deirbhile Nic a Bháird – Old Belvedere RFC/Munster

Nevin Spence Men’s Young Player of the Year

Jack Crowley – Munster Rugby

Dan Sheehan – Leinster Rugby

Tom Stewart – Ulster Rugby

Men’s Try of the Year

Shane Daly – Munster v South Africa A

Mack Hansen – Ireland v South Africa, Autumn Nations Cup

Hugo Keenan – Ireland v France, Guinness Six Nations

Women’s Try of the Year

Natasja Behan- Ireland v Japan, Test Series

Aoife Doyle – Ireland v Japan, Test Series

Nichola Fryday – Ireland v Scotland, TikTok Six Nations

Women’s 7s Player of the Year

Emily Lane

Lucy Mulhall

Béibhinn Parsons