And the award winners are...

It turned out to be a momentous campaign for Irish rugby, delivering both Magners League and Heineken Cup victories and a huge morale-boosting win for Ireland over England.

Simon Lewis hands out a few more gongs for the 2010-11 season.

Coach of the season: To think Joe Schmidt was fearing for his job just a month into the campaign having taken over the Leinster reins from Michael Cheika. A slow start to the Magners League, including a defeat to Treviso, put the former Clermont backs coach under pressure in his first weeks as a head coach but those trying times were quickly eclipsed by some wonderfully expansive team rugby for the rest of the season. It’s an extension of the Cheika brand but Schmidt has added a collected sense of purpose to his backs, his hiring of fellow Kiwi Greg Feek has improved the scrum considerably and to a man, Leinster players are always there for their team-mates.