France's top awards
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:10
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby held its annual Nuit du Rugby on 22 September 2008 for the 2007-08 season. The top player award went to All Black Byron Kelleher.
In fact foreigners did well and have eight players in the Top XV chosen by the players.
Award winners:
Best player in Top 14: Byron Kelleher (Toulouse)
Other nominees: Juan Martin Hernández (Stade Français), Byron Kelleher (Toulouse), Gerhard Vosloo (Brive)
Best player in Pro D2: Orene Ai'i (Toulon)
Other nominees: José Suta (Toulon), Brice Chevchenko (Narbonne)
Revelation of the season: Maxime Medard
Other nominees: Napolioni Nalaga (Clermont) Yann David (Bourgoin)
Best international player: Lionel Nallet (Castres)
Other nominees: Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse)
Try of the season: Martin Jagr (Toulon)
Best referee: Christophe Berdos
Other nominees: Romain Pote, Joël Jutge
Best crowd in Top 14: Clermont Auvergne
Best crowd in Pro D2: Racing Metro 92
Thierry Gilardi award for the most moving moment: The injury to Clément Poitrenaud
Michel Bendichou award: Mrs Jacqueline Pagès (Toulouse) and Jean Dupont (Biarritz)
Best coaching staff in Top 14: Toulouse
Other nominees: Clermont Auvergne, Montauban
Top 14 champions: Toulouse
Pro D2 champions: Toulon
Team of the season:
15 Maxime Medard
14 Cédric Heymans
13 Yann David
12 Yannick Jauzion
11 Napolioni Nalaga
10 Juan Martín Hernández
9 Byron Kelleher
8 Louis Picamoles
7 Thierry
Dusautoir
6 Gerhard Vosloo
5 Patricio Albacete
4 Lionel Nallet
3 Davit Zirakashvili
2 Mario Ledesma
1 Rodrigo Roncero
