Killorglin have been announced as this year's winner of the Club Mini Section of the Year at the Munster Rugby Awards.
During the 2024/25 season, Killorglin RFC experienced excellent numbers for their U8s, U10s and U12s sides with a dedicated set of coaches available for each of the age groups.
Each of the Minis age groups took part in all of the blitzes which were held in West Munster while the Kerry club also hosted a successful, fun and well-attended Minis blitz.
The club and Minis coordinator Tracey Murphy have put a big emphasis on integrating the Minis with the wider club and this included training sessions for the Minis age groups before Senior matches and forming guards of honor for the club’s senior side.
Tom Farrell was announced as the Bank of Ireland Men’s Player of the Year at the annual Munster Rugby Awards, presented by Virgin Media, held at the Limerick Strand Hotel.
12 awards were presented to worthy recipients involved in professional and domestic rugby in Munster.
Farrell enjoyed an outstanding debut season for Munster as he showed incredible durability and consistency throughout the campaign where he played in every competitive fixture for Munster for a total of 26 matches, scoring 11 tries.
Chloe Pearse, who is the Bank of Ireland Women’s Player of the Year, had another excellent season as she captained Munster to an Interpro final at the beginning of last season. The back-row also produced some brilliant performances for her club as she led UL Bohemian RFC to a second successive Women's All Ireland League title.
The Virgin Media Supporters’ Players of the Year awards were won by Tom Farrell and Caitríona Finn.
Full-back Ben O'Connor was named the John McCarthy Academy Player of the Year while the Breakthrough Women’s Player of the Year went to Caitríona Finn.
Members of the Munster Senior Men’s and Women’s squads and management were in attendance, joining domestic game volunteers in recognising and honouring rugby achievements across the province.
Winners
Club Mini Section of the Year Award – Killorglin RFC
Club Age-Grade Section of the Year Award – Mallow RFC
Pinergy School of the Year Award – Bandon Grammar School
Bank of Ireland Junior Club of the Year Award – Carrick on Suir RFC
Bank of Ireland Senior Club of the Year Award – Nenagh Ormond RFC
Referee of the Year Award - Tomás O’Sullivan
Breakthrough Women’s Player of the Year Award – Caitríona Finn
The John McCarthy Academy Player of the Year Award – Ben O’Connor
Virgin Media Supporters’ Players of the Year – Tom Farrell and Caitríona Finn
Bank of Ireland Women's Player of the Year - Chloe Pearse
Bank of Ireland Men's Player of the Year - Tom Farrell
