29 April 2017; In attendance at the Leinster Rugby Awards Ball are Leinster kitman Johnny O'Hagan and Zane Kirchner. The Awards, MC’d by Darragh Maloney, were a celebration of the 2016/17 Leinster Rugby season to date and over the course of the evening Leinster Rugby acknowledged the contributions of retirees Mike Ross, Eóin Reddan and Luke Fitzgerald as well as presenting Leinster Rugby caps to departees Bill Dardis, Hayden Triggs, Mike McCarthy, Zane Kirchner and Dominic Ryan. Former Leinster Rugby team doctor Professor Arthur Tanner was posthumously inducted into the Guinness Hall of Fame. Some of the Award winners on the night included; Gonzaga College (Deep River Rock School of the Year), David Hicks, De La Salle Palmerston (Beauchamps Contribution to Leinster Rugby Award), Clontarf FC (CityJet Senior Club of the Year), Coláiste Chill Mhantáin (Irish Independent Development School of the Year Award), Athy RFC (Bank of Ireland Junior Club of the Year). Professional award winners on the night included Laya Healthcare Young Player of the Year - Joey Carbery, Life Style Sports Supporters Player of the Year - Isa Nacewa, Canterbury Tackle of the Year – Isa Nacewa, Irish Independnet Try of the Year – Adam Byrne and Bank of Ireland Players’ Player of the Year – Luke McGrath. Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 4. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

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