D'Arcy wins players' player of the year award
Wednesday, 19 May 2004 21:37Gordon D'Arcy has been named IRUPA Players' Player of the Year for 2004 at a ceremony in Dublin tonight. The Leinster centre took the award ahead of Munster's Paul O'Connell and Simon Easterby of Llanelli.
D Arcy said: 'To be voted the best player for 2004 by the players around the country when there are so many talented players is a great honour. This is the ultimate rugby award and something I will treasure for the rest of my career.'
The full awards winners on the night were as follows:
O2 IRUPA PLAYERS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2004 Gordon D'Arcy
IRUPA HOOKE & MacDONALD UNSUNG HERO 2004 Mike Mullins
IRUPA BARKER INSURANCE HALL OF FAME 2004 Paddy Johns/Keith Wood
IRUPA TYRONE CRYSTAL TRY OF THE YEAR 2004 Girvan Dempsey v England
IRUPA OB SPORTS YOUNG PLAYER OF YEAR Year 2004 Tommy Bowe
