Herts rugby the big winner at Herts Sports Awards

Hertfordshire rugby - and girls rugby in partiuclar - was the big winner at the Herts Sports Awards (in association with Excel) which were held at Hatfield on 2nd May.

Hertfordshire There were 7 categories, and rugby got an award in 5 of those categories!

• Community coach of the year (male) Simon Shutler 2nd. Simon is the U14 girls county coach, and also has coached many age groups, boys and girls and adults at Saracens. He also coaches in schools.
• Community Coach of the year (female) Vicky Lowe, 1st. Vicky is the Girls U17 county coach, and also plays for Fullerians , helps with coaching there, and coaches Hertford women and coaches in schools.
• Junior Coach of the year 21yrs or under Luke Williams 3rd Luke is the assistant coach to the U17 girls county team. He also coaches the junior girls at Welwyn RFC, and plays for the senior mens team.
• Accredited club of the year Hertford RFC 1st Hertford run both womens and a girls teams, the latter being runners up in Herts Sevens this year.

In addition the Simon Lowe and Nick Winwood were 3rd in the Paul Pearce Coach of Disabled Performers Award- they set up and coach a mens team which includes men with learning disabilities.