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Rockingham captain Ryan Tyrrell has won the 2008 PG Hampshire Award for the best & fairest player in the KWIK Transport & Crane Hire WA Premier Grade Rugby competition.
The versatile forward received the gong to a standing ovation at the annual RugbyWA awards evening at Burswood last night.
A 2006/2007 RugbyWA Academy member, Tyrrell led Rockingham to fifth on the ladder in the 2008 season, where they were pipped for a place in the semi finals by defending Premiers Perth-Bayswater.
The 24 year old continued to mount his bid for a professional contract with an outstanding campaign with Rockingham, with whom he has played for since his junior days.
Ryan was also a member of the Perth Spirit squad for the one-off Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) in 2007.
A full list of award winners from the RugbyWA Awards Night is included below.
FACT FILE – 2008 PG HAMPSHIRE AWARD WINNER
Ryan Tyrrell
DOB: 9/11/1983
Club: Rockingham
Position: Hooker
Height: 183cm
Weight: 110kg
Other Awards on the Night
2008 RugbyWA Referee of the Year Award - Daylan Waetford
2008 RugbyWA Coach of the Year Award - Paul King - Kalamunda
Life Membership - John Green - Arks
Heathway Champion - Perth Bayswater
2008 RugbyWA Top Try Scorer Award - Garth Zeigler - Nedlands
2008 RugbyWA Top Point Scorer Award - Brad Linklater - West’s Subiaco
Laurie de la Hunty Trophy Most Improved Player 2008 - Brent Murphy - Perth Bayswater
George Newstead Trophy Most Outstanding Colt Player 2008 - Heremaia Te Aute - West’s Subiaco
Sue Roberts Trophy Best and Fairest 2008 - Melissa Rowe - Cottesloe
2008 Women’s State Player of the Year - Debby Hodgkinson - Cottesloe
2008 State Player of the Year Under 20 - Angus Neilson - Associates
Champion Club - Nedlands
2008 PG Hampshire Award - Ryan Tyrrell - Rockingham
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Congratulations, Ryan and other award winners!
Ecky what happened we thought u was the best
61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
Well clearly it's not about who's the best.......
Actually, I dunno how this is voted upon, or whether the Refs' Assoc tell Rugby WA who it should be.
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Totally agree about Ryan Tyrell - I only saw Rocky twice this year and he got top votes from me in the game I reffed and I'm pretty sure he got top votes from the ref in the other game that I did the 2nds & ran the line for 1sts (that was when they thumped Kala). Tyrell is a very classy player.
Good to see John Greens name up there. I still remember the day he broke his neck playing for ARKS 2nd grade like it was yesterday. Also played alongside his kids in ARKS juniors.
congrats Ryan...........
well deseved ryan , surprized the roo dogs coach didnt get the coachs award last to 2nd a f ing effort in anyones book no disrespect to paul king but kalamunda had a handy side in 07 and were unlucky in the finals
Well done Ryan, great to see one of the workers get recognition in front of the pretty boys with the clean jerseys![]()
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
good on ya ryan!
BOKKE“Let me put it this way, A Springbok team contains Afrikaners, Englishmen, coloureds and blacks. It has parochial foes in Bulls, Sharks, Stormers, Cheetahs and Lions. It is a recipe for war! Yet in all the years of John Smit’s captaincy, there has never been one unhappy customer, not one voice of rebellion against his leadership. He is the glue that holds the Springboks together. The man is a legend!”- Jake White