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SONI COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS AWARD
Want to WIN £1,000 bursary for your club and tickets to join the Ulster Rugby
team at their annual end of season Awards Dinner?
SONI COMMUNITY
CHAMPIONS AWARD
What is the SONI Community Champions
Award?
The Community Champions Award is now in
its second year, brought to you by SONI, title
sponsors of the Ulster Rugby Premiership, along
with Ulster Rugby.
The Award recognises the efforts of volunteers
who contribute to the smooth running of
grassroots rugby throughout the Province.
This year there will be two categories, meaning
two lucky winners will walk away with a £1,000
bursary for their club, as well as tickets to the
Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony this Summer.
The Community Champions award is open to all
affiliated club volunteers, aged 16 and over who
have been volunteering with the club for at least
six months.
There are two categories:
• Adult (anyone who volunteers within adult
rugby including both men and women’s
adult rugby and adult disability rugby)
• Youth and Mini (anyone who volunteers
within youth and mini rugby including youth
disability teams)
Eight semi-finalists will be shortlisted and will
feature in PR and publicity in the News Letter’s
Total Rugby supplement and on Ulster Rugby’s
website and social media.
Four finalists will be invited along to a reception
at Ulster Rugby in March. All four finalists will
then attend the Ulster Rugby Awards where the
winners will be officially rewarded with their award
and club bursary.
Who can submit a nomination?
Anyone with a link to the club – members,
volunteers, players, parents of mini and youth
players. You can even nominate yourself!
How do you make a nomination?
Submit an online application at
Please read the awards criteria and nomination
rules before making a nomination.
Who should be nominated?
We want to hear about people who go above
and beyond the call of duty for the love of the
game and their club, the people with passion, the
people who make a difference and the people
who are the heart and soul of their club.
When do nominations have to be submitted?
The closing date for nominations is Friday 10th
February 2017 at midnight.
What happens after that?
The panel will then meet to shortlist the finalists.
Eight semi-finalists will be announced through
Ulster Rugby and local media at the end of
February and our four finalists will then be invited
along to attend a reception at Ulster Rugby in
March.
Our four finalists (two per category) will be invited
to attend the End of Season Ulster Rugby Awards
where winners will be rewarded on stage.
Nomination Rules/Terms and Conditions
1 Nominations must be received by Friday 10th
February 2017 at midnight.
2 The panel’s decision is final. Due to the anticipated
level of nominations it will not be possible to
provide feedback on individual nominations.
3 Volunteers should have been with the club for at
least six months by the date of submission.
4 The awards are open to all affiliated club
volunteers, aged 16 and over.
5 Nominees must be willing to partake in publicity
including photography and interviews which may
be published in local papers, online and on SONI
and Ulster Rugby’s social media platforms.