'Tis The Season For Awards

19 December 2023

With the boys’ rugby union and girls’ hockey seasons reaching their conclusions, our teams gathered for their respective awards presentations to mark and celebrate the end of the seasons.

For our senior pupils, players and coaches gathered on Saturday 9 December for a black-tie event at Reading Rugby Club, consisting of dinner and an awards ceremony. The evening gave the senior teams a chance to look back at the season, and to celebrate the efforts of coaches and staff, as well as individual players who had excelled throughout the season.

The junior teams held their awards ceremonies separately in the final week of the term and a full list of all the awards for each team can be found below.

There were a number of awards on offer which included the following:

Player of the Season - Awarded by the coaches to the outstanding contributor in their team. The players' contribution during matches and training will have been exemplary and they have been a role model to their peers.
Players’ Player of the Season - Vote by the players for the player they feel deserves recognition for their efforts throughout the season.
Most Improved Player – This player has worked hard to improve their rugby. They have been ‘sponge-like' at training and have they translated this into improved performance during matches.
Clubman of the Year - Awarded to the player who may not necessarily be the best performer, but they love all things Shiplake rugby. They absorb everything at training, give their all for their team in whatever role they play, may go the extra mile to help tidy kit or run errands. They have embraced everything we have tried to do this year with a positive attitude.
Colours - Awarded to those who have made a significant contribution towards their respective ‘A’ team with consistent evidence of an outstanding attitude towards performances and training throughout the season.
Senior Blazers – For outstanding achievement, contribution and attitude throughout the season along with multiple seasons of integral contribution to the 1st XV.
Honour Caps - Awarded to any Year 13 player who makes five or more appearances for the 1st XV in their Year 13 season.

Girls’ Hockey

U12

Players’ Players of the Season – Lyra Jones and Anna De Felice
Team Players of the Season – Erin Chester and Daisy Crisford
Coaches’ Players of the Season – T Lawrence and A Mertes

Our senior girls will hold their awards event in 2024.

Boys’ Rugby

U18

1st XV Player of the Season – Will Diver
1st XV Players' Player of the Season – Will Rider
1st XV Most Improved Player – Noah Scotchbrook
2nd XV Player of the Season – James Lucking
2nd XV Players' Player of the Season – Sam Chambers
2nd XV Most Improved Player – Liam Cawdell
Clubman of the Year – Will Forster

Colours were awarded to Will Forster, Freddie Stewart, and Noah Scotchbrook.

Senior Blazers were awarded to Alex Langton, Will Diver, and Ben Zacharias.

1st XV Honour Caps were awarded to Alex Langton, Will Diver, Ben Zacharias, Dan Coles, Henry Wallace, Noah Scotchbrook, Freddie Stewart, Joe Biggin, Tom Lebeau, Oscar Smaje, Joe Cooper, Hugo Simmons, Will Forster, Patrick White, and Max Gardner.

U16

Player of the Season – B Demery
Players' Player of the Season – S Pickering
Most Improved Player - Jack Chamberlain
Clubman of the Year - Harry Carlsson

Colours were awarded to Oli Beaney, B Demery, Alex Kami Hawkings, S Pickering, Harry Carlsson, and Ben Hubbard.

U15

U15A Player of the Season - Jack Henshall
U15A Players' Player of the Season – W Huckle
U15A Most Improved Player – Jack Chamberlain
U15B Player of the Season – Axel Crane
U15B Players' Player of the Season – Max Jobson
U15B Most Improved Player – Jack Terry
Clubman of the Year – Tom Ridout

Colours were awarded to Jack Henshall, Kane O'Connor, Milo Crane, Sammy Gibson, Sam Baker, W Huckle, and Will Nicholas.

U14

U14A Player of the Season – Oliver Woodward
U14A Players' Player of the Season – Harrison Webb
U14A Most Improved Player – S Cripps
U14B Player of the Season – Jacob Andrews
U14B Players' Player of the Season – Tommy Sharp
U14B Most Improved Player – Laurie Tate
Clubman of the Year – Ollie Thomas

Colours were awarded to Oliver Woodward, Bertie Lee, B Oliver, Jonny Calow, and Ed Tavinor.

U13

U13A Player of the Season – Florian Jenkins
U13A Players' Player of the Season – G Huckle
U13A Most Improved Player – Oliver Houldsworth
U13B Player of the Season – Luca Currie
U13B Players' Player of the Season – T Siveter
U13B Most Improved Player – Mo Britton
Clubman of the Year – Oli Gilbart-Smith

U12

U12A Player of the Season – Lewis Moss
U12A Players' Player of the Season – Toby Maskell
U12A Most Improved Player – Louis Ball
U12B Player of the Season – Ollie Laveture
U12B Players' Player of the Season – Aidan Gurn-Gross
U12B Most Improved Player – Ethan English
Clubman of the Year – Tommy Morgan

Headmaster’s Team of the Term

The Headmaster's Team of the Term recognises pupils who have been exemplary in sport and are awarded for their exceptional teamwork, respect, and discipline both in training and in matches throughout the term. There are awards for both boys and girls, and across all the age categories from U12s through to U18s. These were announced in the final assembly of the term. Well done to the following pupils: