Irish-based trio on ERC award longlist
Three Irish-based players - Ruan Piennaar, Rory Best and Simon Zebo - are among 15 players nominated for the ERC European Player of the Year 2013.
Three Irish-based players - Ruan Piennaar, Rory Best and Simon Zebo - are among 15 players nominated for the ERC European Player of the Year 2013.
Leinster's Rob Kearney has been named the European Rugby Cup's (ERC) European Player of the Year 2012.
Two players from Leinster and two from Ulster have been named on the shortlist for the ERC European Player of the Year 2012.
Leinster flanker Sean O'Brien has landed European rugby's inaugural Player of the Year award as he and his team-mates eye a European and domestic double.
Three Leinster players have been nominated for the ERC European Player of the Year Award 2011.