OSPREYS SCRUM-HALF Rhys Webb has been voted Pro12 Player’s Player of the Season, seeing off competition from Ulster’s Craig Gilroy and CJ Stander of Munster.
The 26-year-old was a central figure in the Welsh club’s return to play-off contention for the first time since they won the tournament in 2012.
Incredibly, the number nine managed to finish with 11 tries in 22 games, level with Gilroy as the league’s leading try-scorer. He understandably stayed away from this evening’s awards ceremony in Dublin to be with his new-born child, Jesse, born before Saturday’s win over Connacht.
Captains and vice captains of the Pro12 clubs voted for the awards and left Gilroy in runner-up spot along with Munster’s powerful South African number eight, Stander. However, the Ulster flier did claim the spoils from the public vote for Try of the Season for this jinking run through the Scarlets defence in February. The other contenders are here.
The Coach of the Season award deservedly went to Gregor Townsend after pushing his Glasgow Warriors to finish top of the league.
The Young Player of the Season award also went to a scrum-half, Edinburgh’s Sam Hidalgo-Clyne receiving recognition for his breakthrough season both in the Pro12 and the Scotland national team.
Connacht were awarded the £10,000 prize that comes for the clocking up the fewest cards over the regular season. Another helpful jolt for development out west.
Nice story about a good young player coming through and Mourinho somehow makes it all about him as usual.
@Joseph Bloggs: Or the one quote selected by the media is the quote by Mourinho that addresses how the media portray him
@Joseph Bloggs: no Joseph he praises the lad FIRST and then makes it about plebs like you …
@Johnny Bravo: Me? You must struggle with the written word Johnny, he clearly makes it about himself.
@Joseph Bloggs: see my comment below.
I heard something about Jose recently. Apparently he was being interviewed after a game and basically he was being a complete pr**k, walked out on the interview and all. Then, when the camera stopped rolling he walked over to the reporter and was happy as Larry, laughing and joking and apologising. It’s all a game, lads. He does it because he thinks if people are talking about Jose, they’re not talking about *insert name here* and how they’re playing shite. It’s an excellent managerial approach. It also creates the siege mentality that winning teams tend to have.
Having said all that…he’s a massive pain in the hole.
@Lurfic: Ha ha, nice one Lurfic :-)
@Lurfic: Think this was actually RTÉ’s Darragh Maloney! Or at least he has a similar yarn.
Still awaiting his Premier League debut? He has two premier league appearancs to his name.
@Brian Murray: yeah they have that wrong , maybe meant he’s waiting his first premier league start ??
@Pizyco: maybe
Remember when Darron Gibson was like this…
Dom solanke that is, now at liverpool and played about 10 minutes for chelsea good job jose