A Night of Celebration: 2025-26 Seniors Presentation Evening Last night, the Old Crossleyans RUFC family gathered to celebrate the 2025-26 season. It was a great opportunity to look back on the hard work, dedication, and triumphs of our senior teams across the club.
We are delighted to announce this year’s award winners:
Ladies Award WinnersPlayers’ Player of the Season: Niamh Woodhouse
Coaches’ Player of the Season: Amelia Wood
Young Player of the Season: Emily Payne
Most Improved Player: Charley Jenkins
Men’s Award WinnersPlayers’ Player of the Season: Chris Vine (Runner-up: Brockson Brown)
Coaches’ Player of the Season: Brockson Brown
Will Travis Award (Most Improved): Jacob Pollard
Douglas Kemp Young Player of the Year: Dan Smith
Senior Men’s First Team TiesA huge congratulations to the following players who were awarded their First Team Ties last night—the traditional reward for hitting the 25-appearance mark, a significant achievement for any player representing the Crocs at the senior level:
Callum Peel, Finbar Drennan, Jacob Pollard, Sbulelo Roji, and Seb Da Silva.
Club AwardsThese awards recognize those who go above and beyond for the spirit of our club:
Clubman of the Year: Paul Walker (better known as ‘Wacker’!)
The Gee Family Woman of the Year: Sarah Bake
Special ThanksThe awards were presented by our Club President, Howard Cooper, alongside John Peel from Elcons Employment Law Consultants.
A massive thank you to John and the team at Elcons. As our main sponsor, your continued financial support is vital, but your presence and personal commitment to the club mean even more to us.
Congratulations to all our winners and to everyone who pulled on the jersey this season. We hope you all had a brilliant night!
