Nominations for the Malta Rugby Awards were announced yesterday. The winners will be announced in the final evening that will be held at Le Meridien Phoenicia in Floriana, tomorrow at 8pm.
The whole list of nominations announced was the following:
Men’s Awards:
Best Player – Daryl Psaila (Overseas RUFC), Mike Bonavia (Kavallieri RFC), Leo Mifsud (Stompers RFC)
Team Of The Season – Kavallieri RFC, Sharks RFC, Stompers RFC
Best Coach – Sam Ramage (Sharks RFC), Pierre Azzopardi (Kavallieri RFC), Matthew Mirabelli (Stompers RFC)
Best Foreign Player – Bojan Nicolic (Stompers RFC), Leon Wynne (Stompers RFC), Timothy Womack (Alligators RFC)
Most Promising Talent – Beppe Sammut (Alligators RFC), Julian Crawford (Sharks RFC), Andrew Galea (Sharks RFC)
Top Scorer – To be announced on the night
Women’s Awards:
Best Player – Amanda Cassar (Kavallieri WRFC), Beverie Sultana (Sharks WRFC), Esther Farrugia (Kavallieri WRFC)
Team Of The Season – Sharks WRFC, Kavallieri WRFC, Panthers WRFC
Best Coach – Lawrence Grech (Kavallieri WRFC), Sam Ramage (Panthers WRFC), Carmelo Longo (Sharks WRFC)
Most Promising Talent – Victoria Aquilina (Kavallieri WRFC), Beverie Sultana (Sharks WRFC), Emma Fenech Soler (Panthers WRFC)
Other Awards:
Best Youth Player – Steven Attard (Stompers RFC), Matthew Borg (Stompers RFC), Chris Zerafa (Stompers RFC)
Most Promising Mini-Player – Aryton Aguis (Falcons RFC), Andrew Perotti (Alligators RFC), Aaron Borg (Falcons RFC)
Best Match Official – Donald Hewer, Steven Busuttil, Bryan Corlett
Referees Society Fair Play Award – To be announced on the night
Personality Of The Year – Nadia Gosney (MRFU Falcons), Nick Gatt (MRFU PRO), Robert Portelli (MRFU Falcons)
National Team – Retirement Awards – John Dimond, David Gasan
Lifetime Achievement Award – To be announced on the night