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Daly and Doyle take top AIL awards

Aoife Doyle and Cormac Daly stood out in the AIL
Aoife Doyle and Cormac Daly stood out in the AIL

Cormac Daly of Clontarf and Railway Union's Aoife Doyle have been named as the Energia All Ireland League players of the year.

Back row Daly (below with Ireland head coach Andy Farrell) also won Player of the Match in the AIL Division 1A final win over Terenure College.

Ireland wing Doyle enjoyed a tremendous season, which included a brace of tries in Railway Union's 43-8 bonus-point win at Old Belvedere.

Doyle (below with Andy Farrell) was just 18 when she made her Ireland debut against France in the 2015 Six Nations, she also played sevens for several years and is now back playing XVs regularly.

The Moment of the Year was awarded to Stephen O'Neill of Terenure College, for his run down of a Garryowen player.

Conall Fitzpatrick from Waterpark RFC was awarded the Community Hero Award.

Leinster and Clontarf flanker Alex Soroka and his brother Ivan Soroka, whose family are originally from Ukraine, won the Positive Energy Award for their fundraising for Ukraine.

The Soroka family are raising funds for Okhmadits Children’s Hospital in Kyiv to help children affected by the war.


Energia Awards

Women's Division Player Of The Division: Aoife Doyle, Railway Union

Men’s Division 1A Player Of The Division: Cormac Daly, Clontarf Rugby Club

Men’s Division 1B Player Of The Division: JJ O’Dea, Old Wesley

Men’s Division 2A Player Of The Division: David Whitten, Queen’s University

Men’s Division 2B Player Of The Division: Cathal Forde, Galway Corinthians

Men’s Division 2C Player Of The Division: Niall Parker, Enniscorthy

Men's AIL Coach of the Year – Andy Wood, Clontarf Rugby Club

Women's AIL Coach of the Year – Ben Martin, Blackrock College

Men's AIL Moment of the Season - Stephen O’Neill, Terenure College RFC

Community Hero Award - Conall Fitzpatrick, Waterpark RFC

AIL Positive Energia Award - Alex and Ivan Soroka, Clontarf Rugby Club

Club Scene Award – Terenure College RFC


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