ULSTER and Ireland winger Tommy Bowe, was last night voted the BT IRUPA Players’ Player of the Year.

MUNSTER and Ireland out-half Ronan O’Gara is a shock absentee from the shortlist for the 2008 BT Irish Rugby Union Players Association (IRUPA) Players’ Player of the Year Award to be announced at a gala event later this month.

Scrum half Eoin Reddan, No.8 Jamie Heaslip and wing Tommy Bowe have been nominated for the IRUPA Players' Player of the Year for 2007/2008.

LEINSTER and Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy, was last night voted BT IRUPA Players’ Player of the Year.

IRISH and Munster second row Paul O’Connell, was last night voted the BT IRUPA Players’ Player of the Year by his peers at the 4th annual Awards Dinner at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.