Van der Flier and Jones honoured with Player of the Year awards

Ireland men's flanker and women's hooker named as winners by Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland who also honour outgoing Leinster chief executive Mick Dawson, Mick Galwey and Phillip Matthews

BEST OF THE BEST: Josh van der Flier with his Guinness Rugby Writers Award. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Josh van der Flier and Neve Jones have been named the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Men’s and Women’s Players of The Year respectively as their outstanding performances for club and country throughout the 2021-22 season were acknowledged in Dublin on Wednesday.

Sevens internationals Terry Kennedy and Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, the Ireland Men’s XV team, outgoing Leinster chief executive Mick Dawson and Enniscorthy Rugby Club were amongst the other award recipients at the Guinness Storehouse while Rugby Writers Ireland also inducted Munster legend Mick Galwey and 1985 Five Nations winner Phillip Matthews into its Hall of Fame.