TRELAWNY'S ARMY "PLAYERS OF THE YEAR" AWARDS 2010

Report from the Awards Ceremony at St Austell Brewery by Bill Hooper

At the Trelawny's Army annual general meeting held at the St. Austell Brewery Visitor Centre on Wednesday 6th October, the Army announced their Player of the Year awards.

Players from the Redruth club took the honours on the night.

The Cornwall Senior Player Award, the Bill Osborne Memorial Shield, went to No.8 Mark Bright, well-deserved recognition for Brighty’s fine performances in a Cornwall shirt in a testing 2010 County Championship campaign during which he scored tries (5) in all Cornwall’s matches. It wasn’t just his try-scoring exploits that won him the award but his fine all-round displays all over the pitch, which showed him to be Cornwall’s stand-out player.

Radio Cornwall's Ross Ellis presents the Bill Osborne Memorial Shield to Mark Bright

Runner-up in the poll, and a player who deserves a special mention, is Ian Morgan, whose goal kicking proved vital during Cornwall’s campaign. Ian has now retired from playing to concentrate on his coaching with St. Ives RFC.

The Tony Mead Memorial Shield for the Cornwall Under 20 Player of the Year went to Adam Lewarne. The young second row forward made his mark during a challenging Under 20 County Championship campaign for Cornwall. Similar to the seniors, they won just one of their group matches. Adam also went on to gain his full county cap playing against Devon in this year’s Tamar Cup at St. Ives. He is tipped for higher honours in the game.

Both awards were presented by TASC's special guest for the evening, BBC Radio Cornwall’s sports presenter Ross Ellis.

Adam Lewarne (left) and Mark Bright with their awards

Ross Ellis was presented with a Trelawny's Army shirt