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SUPPORTERS CLUB NEWS
The URSC Player of the Season is voted
for by URSC members. The winning player
receives a magnificent bronze trophy
designed and created by local artist Bob
Sloan, which features a bronze cast of a
hand grasping a rugby ball, and was first
awarded in 2005 to Matt McCullough.
From this season, the Player of the Season
Award will be sponsored by Gardiner
Brothers Jewellers of Waring Street, Belfast.
Additionally from this season, not only will
the Player of the Season receive a superb
Ernest Borel Swiss watch courtesy of
Gardiners, but as a fantastic bonus for
URSC members, all those voting for the
winning player will be entered into a draw
and one lucky member will also win an
Ernest Borel watch courtesy of Gardiners!
Vote Now! You can vote for any Ulster
player of your choice. There is no
shortlist – the choice is entirely yours!
The 2016/17 Player of the Season Award will
be presented at the Ulster Rugby Awards
Dinner on Saturday 6th May. You can vote
at the URSC Information Point at the Cardiff
match or by return email to
info@ursc.co.ukputting “player of the Season” in the subject
heading.
Voting closes on Sunday 30 April at noon.
PAST PLAYERS OF THE SEASON
2005
Matt McCullough
2006
Justin Harrison
2007
Neil Best
2008
Tommy Bowe
2009
Stephen Ferris
2010
Chris Henry
2011
Johann Muller
2012
Pedrie Wannenberg
2013
Andrew Trimble
2014
Andrew Trimble
2015
Darren Cave
2016
Paddy Jackson
URSC: PLAYER OF THE
SEASON AWARD 2016/17
URSC is delighted to announce that the
2016/17 Jack Kyle Bursary recipient
will be Robert Lyttle. The bursary is
worth £2,500.
Commenting on the award, URSC Chair
Jonathan Bill said: “Rob has already shown
he has an eye for the try line and, as a
bonus, he is impressive from the tee too.
Hopefully this award will help him to kick
on!”
In 2007, the URSC inaugurated the Jack
Kyle Bursary. This is 100% sponsored by
the URSC and is awarded on an annual
basis to an up and coming member of the
Ulster Rugby Hughes Insurance Academy.
As with previous seasons, the Bursary,
is part funded by the URSC’s Big Ballot,
many prizes for which are generously
donated by local businesses.
The Bursary, which is now in its tenth
year, includes past recipients: Craig
Gilroy, Paddy McAlister, Mark McCrea, Ian
Whitten, Iain Henderson, Stuart Olding,
Angelo Marica, Alan O’Connor and Adam
McBurney. Last year the bursary was
awarded to Dave Shanahan.
JACK KYLE BURSARY