NZ Domestic Rugby Competitions 2016

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Women's Sevens POTY:

Sarah Goss - another minor surprise for mine, thought Portia Woodman but surely she gets the XV's POTY?

 

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Super Rugby POTY:

Beauden Barrett

EDIT: photographer must be late back from the mid-awards nosh

 

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Maori POTY:

Dane Coles - Ngati Porou (East Coast North Island but a 'nua boy from way back. Go the MIGHTY 'nua !!!)

Photographer clearly got lost making his way back from the buffet..........

 

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Photographer back on deck:

EDIT: or maybe not, looks suspiciously like the one of Coles arriving ~3 hours ago.......

Nu-a! Nu-a! Nu-a!

 

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Women's POTY:

Selica Winiata (Manawatu), Woodman not even nominated so maybe the criteria are a bit broader than I thought. No problem with Winista getting it, tho. She's tiny but got a huge heart.

Wrong year & possibly wrong award but when the official photographer goes awol one must improvise

 

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Gavin Service, rugby coverage producer since forever, gets a gong for his troubles.

 

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Dane Coles with the Tom French Cup:

Pretty sure the previous recipients include a rather more famous Waiopehu Oldboy than I'll ever be.....

EDIT: double winner in fact, 2002 & 2003.

 

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Guess who got Coach of the Year?

Guess who got Team of the Year?

Overall POTY up next & last, can't see it being any less of a foregone conclusion than the last two, quite the night for the bro.s Barrett.

 

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As expected Beauden Barrett gets the Kel Tremain Trophy for overall POTY.

Awards rundown here:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...l-blacks-clean-up-at-new-zealand-rugby-awards