At the end of each season, at the annual Club dinner, awards are presented to players and club officials who have made exceptional contributions to the Club’s operation that season.
This page lists the recipients of each Award across the years.
The Llandovery RFC Awards are listed below under a number of headings:
1. | John Halliday Trophy for 1st XV Player of the Year, and Player of the Year awards to members of other teams |
2. | The D. T. Davies Cup for Clubman of the Year |
3. | The Rhodry Hughes Trophy for the Most Improved Player of the Year |
4. | The Jeff Jones Trophy for Most tries scored |
5. | The Rusty Jones Trophy for the Players’ Player of the Year |
6. | The Des Clarke Memorial Award for Outstanding Services To Llandovery RFC |
7. | The Carwyn Davies Ambassador Cup |
8. | The Dai Williams Memorial Award for Supporters’ Player Of The Year |
9. | The Handel Davies Award for Youth Players’ Player of the Year |
10. | The Tony Davies Memorial Cup for Player Clubman Of The Year |
11. | Special Awards |
1. John Halliday Trophy for 1st XV Player of the Year, and Player of the Year awards to members of other teams
Season | 1st XV Player of the Year | 2nd XV Player of the Year | Youth XV Player of the Year |
1976-77 | Noel Page | Alun Williams | Geraint Williams |
1977-78 | Alan Walters | Elfyn Jenkins | Carwyn Williams |
1978-79 | Tony Williams | Ellis Williams | Carwyn Williams |
1979-80 | Malcolm Page | Derek Jones | No Award |
1980-81 | Carwyn Williams | Martin Phillips | Alun Thomas |
1981-82 | Alun Morgan | Eifion Williams | Alun Thomas |
1982-83 | Alan Walters | Huw Morgan | Carwyn Davies |
1983-84 | Elfyn Jenkins | Carwyn Davies | Chris Davies |
1984-85 | Elfyn Jenkins | Eifion Hughes | Gareth Thomas |
1985-86 | Chris Davies | Martin Williams | Carwyn Jones |
1986-87 | Geraint Williams | Mike Owen | Eirian Williams |
1987-88 | Wyn Morgan | Will Workman | Huw Protheroe |
1988-89 | Wyn Williams | Stuart Fry | Dylan Morgan |
1989-90 | Chris Davies | Eirian Jones | Daniel Luffman |
1990-91 | Carwyn Williams | Hugh Evans | Daniel Luffman |
1991-92 | Gerald Lewis | Alun Evans | Andrew Jones |
1992-93 | Arwel Rowlands | John Hughes | Hywel James |
1993-94 | Ian Jones | Carwyn Jones | Mark Stanley |
1994-95 | Paul Jones | Huw Protheroe | Dorian Williams |
1995-96 | Aled Griffiths | Carwyn Jones | Cerith Booth |
1996-97 | Chris Davies & Mark Lewis | Huw Protheroe | Aled Williams |
1997-98 | Andrew Jones | Gareth Phillips | Iwan Davies |
1998-99 | Chris Hughes | Dan Paley | Aled Williams |
1999-2000 | Dai Giles | John Mercer | Rhys Richards |
2000-01 | Matthew Monaghan | Huw Protheroe | Wayne Price |
2001-02 | Stuart Harries | Jason Evans | |
2002-03 | Dorian Williams | Arwel Davies | Gethin Thomas |
2003-04 | Ceri Davies | Ken Hughes | Deian Augustus |
2004-05 | Tom Walker | Dylan Thomas | Dafydd Thomas |
2005-06 | Tomas Marks | Dylan Williams | |
2006-07 | Gareth Williams | Emrys Evans | Daniel Oakley |
2007-08 | Emyr Phillips | Aled Jenkins & Dylan Thomas | Daniel Roberts |
2008-09 | Rhys Williams | Dylan Jones | Wyn Jones |
2009-10 | Cerith Rees | Dylan Jones | Craig Davies |
2010-11 | Adam Warren | Alvin Phillips | Joe Morgan |
2011-12 | Shaun Jones | Dean Faulkner | Josh Archer |
2012-13 | Jack Roberts | Andrew Owens | Daniel Lewis |
2013-14 | Phil Day | Gareth Davies | Carwyn Davies |
2014-15 | James Garland | No Award | Daniel Lewis |
2015-16 | Richard Brooks | No Award | Rhodri Williams |
2016-17 | Stuart Worrall | Bradley Davies | Tom Davies |
Note: John Halliday Trophy Awards were made for other categories in some seasons, as follows:
Season | Under 16 XV Player of the Year | 3rd XV Player of the Year | Ladies XV Player of the Year |
1976-77 | Eifion Jones | ||
1977-78 | Eurig Evans | ||
1978-79 | Carwyn Davies | ||
1990-91 | Simon Davies | Catherine Joseph | |
1991-92 | Eifion Jones | Dawn Robinson | |
1992-93 | Richard Morgan | Dawn Robinson & Anne Marie | |
1993-94 | Phil Page | ||
1994-95 | Gordon Wride | ||
1995-96 | Mark Jones |
2. The D. T. Davies Cup for Clubman of the Year
Season | Clubman of the Year |
1974-75 | Des Clarke |
1975-76 | Neville Morgan |
1976-77 | Bernard Jones |
1977-78 | Ivor Jackson |
1978-79 | Haydn Hudson |
1979-80 | T. G. Jones |
1980-81 | Neville Morgan |
1981-82 | Neville Morgan |
1982-83 | Towyn Morgan |
1983-84 | Rex Jones |
1984-85 | Roland Griffiths |
1985-86 | Idris Morton |
1986-87 | Ernie Prosser |
1987-88 | Carwyn Jones |
1988-89 | Alan Walters |
1989-90 | The New Clubhouse Workers |
1990-91 | Eifion Morgan |
1991-92 | The Evans Brothers |
1992-93 | Alan Morgan |
1993-94 | Huw George |
1994-95 | Phil Davies |
1995-96 | Towyn Morgan |
1996-97 | |
1997-98 | |
1998-99 | No Award |
1999-2000 | I Morris |
2000-01 | Roger James |
2001-02 | Rex Jones |
2002-03 | David Butler |
2003-04 | Roger James |
2004-05 | Nigel Clarke |
2005-06 | Rugby Management: Iestyn Thomas, Mark Vince, John Kendrick, Lyndon Lewis and Roy James |
2006-07 | Dai ‘Manchester’ Evans |
2007-08 | Phil Davies |
2008-09 | Handel Davies/John Kendrick |
2009-10 | Caroline Williams |
2010-11 | Geraint Williams |
2011-12 | Roger James |
2012-13 | Gareth Salt |
2013-14 | Eirian Davies, Ioan Davies, Arwel Davies |
2014-15 | Robin Barlow |
2015-16 | Aubrey Waters |
2016-17 | David Boorer |
3. The Rhodry Hughes Trophy for the Most Improved Player of the Year
Season | Most Improved Player of the Year |
1978-79 | Elfyn Jenkins |
1979-80 | Eirian Jones |
1980-81 | Wyn Morgan |
1981-82 | Carwyn Hughes |
1982-83 | David Wigley |
1983-84 | Ian Jones |
1984-85 | Carwyn Davies |
1985-86 | Tim Williams |
1986-87 | Huw Thomas |
1987-88 | Eifion Davies |
1988-89 | Dai Giles |
1989-90 | Martin Pritchard |
1990-91 | Adrian Davies |
1991-92 | Huw Protheroe |
1992-93 | Andrew Jones |
1993-94 | John Hughes |
1994-95 | Hywel James |
1995-96 | Gareth Davies |
1996-97 | Darren Simpson |
1997-98 | Gareth Thomas |
1998-99 | Tracy Lewis |
1999-2000 | Dorian Williams |
2000-01 | Gary Davies |
2001-02 | Lyndon Bateman |
2002-03 | Rob Walters |
2003-04 | Tom Walker |
2004-05 | Gareth Morgan |
2005-06 | Gareth Bennett |
2006-07 | Emyr Phillips |
2007-08 | Haydn Pugh |
2008-09 | Lloyd Phillips |
2009-10 | Gyles Vaughan |
2010-11 | Shaun Jones |
2011-12 | Luke Kendall |
2012-13 | Llewelyn Jones |
2013-14 | Mike Evans |
2014-15 | Rhodri Jones |
2015-16 | Stuart Worrall |
2016-17 | Joe Powell |
4. The Jeff Jones Trophy for Most tries scored
Season | Most tries scored for 1st XV | Most tries scored for 2nd XV |
1983-84 | Eirian Jones | |
1984-85 | Carwyn Davies | |
1985-86 | Eirian Williams | |
1986-87 | Eirian Williams | |
1987-88 | Martin Pritchard | |
1988-89 | Huw Morgan | |
1989-90 | Richard Morgan | |
1990-91 | Martin Pritchard | |
1991-92 | Carwyn Jones & Hugh Evans | |
1992-93 | Emyr James | |
1993-94 | Graham Moore | |
1994-95 | Paul Jones | |
1995-96 | Carwyn Jones | |
1996-97 | Jeremy Griffiths | |
1997-98 | Paul Jones | Arwel Hughes |
1998-99 | Mark Jones | Paul Davies |
1999-2000 | Adrian Davies | Dylan Morgan |
2000-01 | Herman Bosman | Andrew Bury |
2001-02 | Neil Clapham | |
2002-03 | Tal Selly | |
2003-04 | Ifan Evans | |
2004-05 | Ifan Evans | |
2005-06 | Ceri Davies | |
2006-07 | Viv Jenkins | |
2007-08 | Owain Gwyn Rowlands | |
2008-09 | Rhys Williams | |
2009-10 | Joe Ajuwa | |
2010-11 | Adam Warren | |
2011-12 | Matthew Jacobs | |
2012-13 | Chris Knight | |
2013-14 | Sam Soul | |
2014-15 | Richard Williams | |
2015-16 | Aaron Warren and Richard Brooks | |
2016-17 | Aaron Warren |
5. The Rusty Jones Trophy for the Players’ Player of the Year
Season | 1st XV Players’ Player of the Year | Youth XV Players’ Player of the Year |
1984-85 | Alan Morgan | |
1985-86 | Chris Davies | |
1986-87 | Elfyn Jenkins | |
1987-88 | Eifion Davies and Wyn Morgan | |
1988-89 | Wyn Williams | |
1989-90 | Chris Davies | |
1990-91 | Chris Davies | |
1991-92 | Chris Davies | |
1992-93 | Marcus Olson | |
1993-94 | Ian Jones | |
1994-95 | John Westgarth | |
1995-96 | Jeremy Griffiths | |
1996-97 | Chris Davies | |
1997-98 | Emyr Lewis | Mark Coles |
1998-99 | Mark Jones | |
1999-2000 | Gareth Thomas | |
2000-01 | Phil Morgan and Tracy Lewis | |
2001-02 | Lyndon Bateman | |
2002-03 | Dorian Williams | |
2003-04 | Dorian Williams | |
2004-05 | Eifion Gwynne | |
2005-06 | Ceri Davies | |
2006-07 | Gareth Williams | |
2007-08 | Owain Gwyn Rowlands | |
2008-09 | Rhys Williams | |
2009-10 | Cerith Rees | |
2010-11 | Adam Warren | |
2011-12 | Shaun Jones | |
2012-13 | Jack Roberts | |
2013-14 | Phil Day | |
2014-15 | Lee Rees | |
2015-16 | Jack Maynard | |
2016-17 | Stuart Worral |
6. The Des Clarke Memorial Award for Outstanding Services To Llandovery RFC
Season | Outstanding Services To Llandovery RFC |
1996-97 | David & Helen Thomas |
1997-98 | Ernie Prosser |
1998-99 | No Award |
1999-2000 | Neville Hughes and Nigel Watts |
2000-01 | Nigel Clarke |
2001-02 | Dai Giles |
2002-03 | Iestyn Thomas |
2003-04 | Handel Davies |
2004-05 | Hywel James |
2005-06 | Eifion Evans |
2006-07 | Geraint Williams |
2007-08 | Neville Hughes & Nigel Clarke |
2008-09 | Gina Deering |
2009-10 | Rob Appleyard |
2010-11 | Llandovery Junior Drovers Helpers |
2011-12 | Lyndon Lewis & Euros Evans |
2012-13 | Rugby Management |
2013-14 | Bryan Weaver |
2014-15 | Eifion Jones & Neville Hughes |
2015-16 | David Graham-Woollard |
2016-17 | Gareth Salt |
7. The Carwyn Davies Ambassador Cup
Season | Ambassador |
1996-97 | Dorian Williams |
1997-98 | Cerith Rees |
1998-99 | Dai Giles, Carwyn Jones, Gareth Phillips |
1999-2000 | Mark Jones |
2000-01 | Andrew Bryn Jones |
2001-02 | Dafydd Thomas |
2002-03 | Luka Plesko |
2003-04 | Ceri Davies, Ifan Evans, Clare Thomas and Ricky Williams |
2004-05 | Jon Mills |
2005-06 | Dylan Davies and Gwyn Williams |
2006-07 | Bryan Weaver |
2007-08 | Gareth Bennett & Haydn Pugh |
2008-09 | Gareth Williams |
2009-10 | Ifan Evans |
2010-11 | Lee Rees |
2011-12 | George North |
2012-13 | Emyr Phillips |
2013-14 | Andrew Jones, Rhodri Williams, Emyr Phillips |
2014-15 | Rhodri Davies |
2015-16 | Andrew Thomas, Dafydd Hughes and Harri Doel |
2016-17 | Wyn Jones |
8. The Dai Williams Memorial Award for Supporters’ Player Of The Year
Season | Supporters’ Player Of The Year |
2000-01 | Dai Giles |
2001-02 | Lyndon Bateman |
2002-03 | Dorian Williams |
2003-04 | Dorian Williams |
2004-05 | Arwel Davies |
2005-06 | Tom Walker |
2006-07 | Andrew Jones |
2007-08 | Emyr Phillips |
2008-09 | Emyr Phillips |
2009-10 | Cerith Rees |
2010-11 | Nio Aiono |
2011-12 | Matthew Jacobs |
2012-13 | Jack Roberts |
2013-14 | Phil Day |
2014-15 | Lee Rees |
2015-16 | Jack Maynard |
2016-17 | Jack Maynard |
9. The Handel Davies Award for Youth Players’ Player of the Year
Season | Youth Players’ Player of the Year |
2002-03 | Gethin Thomas |
2003-04 | Daniel Thomas |
2004-05 | Aled Walters |
2005-06 | Aled Davies |
2006-07 | Glyn Jones |
2007-08 | Emyr Richards |
2008-09 | Emyr Richards |
2009-10 | Wyn Jones |
2010-11 | Andrew Owens |
2011-12 | Tom Bailey |
2012-13 | Richie Elliott |
2013-14 | Harry Millidge |
2014-15 | Iwan Davies |
2015-16 | Iwan Davies |
2016-17 | Iwan Davies |
10. The Tony Davies Memorial Cup for Player Clubman Of The Year
Season | Player Clubman Of The Year |
2004-05 | Gareth Thomas |
2005-06 | Arwel Davies |
2006-07 | Ioan Davies |
2007-08 | Emrys Evans |
2008-09 | Rob Walters |
2009-10 | Cerith Rees |
2010-11 | Andrew Jones |
2011-12 | Emyr Phillips |
2012-13 | Wyn Jones |
2013-14 | Bryn Griffiths |
2014-15 | Luke Lewis |
2015-16 | Matthew Jacobs |
2016-17 | Lee Rees |
11. Special Awards
Season | Award |
2001-02 | Stuart Harries (491 points) – The Handel Davies Trophy for Club Points Record Holder |
2008-09 | Andrew Jones – Club Cap |
2012-13 | Andrew Jones – Club Blazer to record over 500 appearances for the Club Rob Walters – a framed caricature, on his retirement after over 300 appearances for the Club |
2013-14 | Geraint Williams – a framed caricature, on his retirement after a decade as the Athletic XV Coach Roger James – a framed caricature, on his retirement after many years as Church Bank groundsman |
2014-15 | Lyndon Lewis – a framed caricature, on his moving on after 11 years as Assistant Coach and Head Coach |