Stuart McCloskey and Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald claim top prizes at rugby awards

MCCLOSKEY TO SUCCESS: Stuart McCloskey is presented with the Druids Glen Hotel & Golf Resort Moment of the Year award on behalf of the Ireland's Triple Crown winning squad. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.

Stuart McCloskey and Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald were the toast of their peers last night as they picked up their respective Players’ Player of the Year Awards for 2026 at the Rugby Players Ireland Awards in Dublin.

For both winners, the recognition they received from the representative body for Ireland’s professional rugby players marked the completion of their individual career journeys.