Plenty of local interest in upcoming Connacht Rugby Awards

Plenty of local interest in upcoming Connacht Rugby Awards

Sarah Purcell (middle) and Jemima Adams Verling (right), pictured here alongside Creggs and Ireland team-mate Siofra Hession, have been nominated for Women's U-18 Player of the Year at the upcoming Connacht Rugby Awards.

There will be plenty of local interest in the 2024 Connacht Rugby Awards on Saturday week, May 25th.

The annual gala event will take place in the Galmont Hotel, Galway.

Creggs duo, Jemina Adams Verling and Sarah Purcell, have been shortlisted for the Women’s U-18 Player of the Year award.

Diarmuid O’Connell from Carrick-on-Shannon RFC is among three nominees in the Men’s U-18 Player of the Year category.

Marist College is in contention for School of the Year, while Ireland women’s scrum-half, Aoibheann Reilly — a native of South Roscommon — is among the nominees for the Women’s Player of the Year.

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