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ULSTER RUGBY COACHING AWARDS 2014-15 DRIVEN BY ULSTERBUS TOURS

City of Derry Ladies Coach, Rodney Balfour, has been announced as the winner of the Ulster Rugby Coach of the Year Award, driven by Ulsterbus Tours. The nominations were judged by a panel of representatives from Ulster Rugby and some independent organisations. Winners were selected in each category with an overall winner selected from the final four.

WINNERS

CATEGORY

NAME

TEAM

Adult Men

Wilbert Leacock Stephen Clarke

Instonians 1st XV

School / Youth / Minis

Fivemiletown College Ballymena Bears City of Derry Ladies

Disability

Gary Donald

COACHING AWARDS Female

Rodney Balfour

“We were very pleased with the numbers and quality of the coaches who were nominated from clubs and schools across the Province for this the inaugural Ulster Rugby Coaching Awards,” said Alistair Brown, Coach Development Manager for Ulster Rugby. “The commitment and expertise shown by these rugby coaches is reflected in

the supporting statements from players, parents, other coaches and officials who nominated all the coaches. I’d like to thank Ulsterbus Tours for supporting this initiate and helping to recognise the fantastic work that our coaches do at all levels of the game in Ulster.”

SHORTLIST

DISABILITY RUGBY COACHES

FEMALE RUGBY COACHES

Gary Donald Ballymena Bears Rachael Melville Newforge Taggers

Ian Flack Portadown Panthers Stephen Marshall Seaside Sharkies

Rodney Balfour City of Derry RFC Johnny Murray Malone RFC

Rob Watson Enniskillen RFC Sean Petierse Newry RFC

ADULT RUGBY COACHES

YOUTH/SCHOOL/ MINI RUGBY COACHES

Wilbert Leacock Instonians RFC

Andy Hughes City of Armagh RFC Derek Suffern Ballynahinch RFC

Stephen Clarke Fivemiletown CC Richard Beggs Coleraine AI

Owen Lambert Instonians RFC Matthew Glenn Wallace HS

Paul O’Kane Limavady RFC

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