Macdougall Medal and Presentation Dinner
The 2008 Macdougall Medal and Presentation Dinner was held Friday 15 August. A crowd of almost 240 people involved in rugby in the ACT and Southern NSW came together at the Canberra Southern Cross Club in Phillip to recognise the achievements and contributions made to rugby over the past twelve months.
The awards presented on the evening were:
- Vodafone Shield - Queanbeyan Whites RUFC
- Vodafone Shield Best and Fairest Player - Jesse Parahi (Tuggeranong RUFC) and Anthony Dawes (Gungahlin RUFC)
- Womens Minor Premiership - Royals RUFC
- Second Division Minor Premiership - Taralga RUFC
- First Division (2nd Grade) Minor Premiership - Royals RUFC
- First Division (1st Grade) Minor Premiership - Goulburn RUFC
- 4th Grade Minor Premiership - Wests RUFC
- 3rd Grade Minor Premiership - Wests RUFC
- Colts Minor Premiership - Queanbeyan Whites RUFC
- 2nd Grade Minor Premiership - Queanbeyan Whites RUFC
- 1st Grade Minor Premiership - Queanbeyan Whites RUFC
- First Division Club Championship - Goulburn RUFC
- Champion Club - Queanbeyan Whites RUFC
- The Turner Cup: Club Championship - Wests RUFC
- John Hunter Memorial Trophy: Highest Try Scorer Premier Division 1st Grade - Henry Seavula (Queanbeyan RUFC), Henry Vanderglas (Easts RUFC) and Sokai Tai (Royals RUFC)
- Gus Vallance Memorial Trophy: Highest Point Scorer Premier Division 1st Grade - Henry Seavula (Queanbeyan RUFC)
- Helen Taylor Trophy: ACT Women's Rep Player of the Year - Lindsay Morgan (Royals RUFC)
- Bill Priest Trophy: Monaro Rep Player of the Year - Matt Chalker (Taralga RUFC)
- Graham Gordon Memorial Trophy: Best and Fairest U20 - Kesomi Lolotonga (Royals RUFC, Brumbies Academy, Brumbies Runners)
- Tommy Byrne Memorial Trophy: Best and Fairest ACT Player - George Smith (Brumbies, Wallabies)
- Michael Hickey Memorial Trophy: Coach of the Year - Glen Christini (Queanbeyan RUFC)
- Second Division Best and Fairest Player of the Year - Peter Henderson (Bungendore RUFC)
- First Division Best and Fairest Player of the Year - Will Grogan (Yass RUFC)
- Anderson Trophy for Sportsmanship - Jack Vanderglas (Easts RUFC)
- HS Quinn Trophy for Services to Rugby - Paul Maguire (Royals RUFC)
- ACT&SNSWRU Volunteer of the Year - Anthony Radcliffe (Easts RUFC)
- Peter Lawler Trophy for Referee of the Year - Brett Bowden (ACT Rugby Referees Association)
- 2008 Macdougall Medalist - Sokai Tai (Royals RUFC)
Congratulations to all who received awards! You are all thoroughly deserving recipients!!
Sokai Tai - 2008 Macdougall Medalist
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