The night kicked off with a welcome speech from Elio & Denis. As there were many awards to get through, the proceedings kicked off with a few trophies. First award of the night was for Best Alternative Player which went to a very deserving Damian for his services as prop. The second award was for Best Tackle which went to one of our new players Jason. The third award was The Bulldozer Award which went to Roman.
The last award before the meal and main speeches was a special one “The Boobie Beer Award”. This is for drinking services and could only go to one person……Big Antoine, but before he could take his trophy he was handed a pint of beer and had to down it in one. We did not have to ask him twice……under four seconds it was gone!
First up was the clubs President, Sebastien Le Page. After a few kind words about the club he presented Alois with the Best Player trophy. A very emotional (or drunk depending who you ask) Alois graciously accepted the award and said that it was only thanks to the team that he was able to win. The next award was for a very special person. The Life-Time Achievement award went to Beat ‘Fanti’. It had been difficult keeping this award secret in the weeks building up to the event but it was all worth it to see the look of surprise on his face. He was genuinely moved by the award and received a five minute standing ovation. There was not a dry eye in the house as he collected the trophy and in true ‘Fanti’ style said that it was for the club and not him.
Next up was our beloved coach ‘Fanti’. He began with the training awards (1st place was Denis, joint second was Little Antoine & Tommy and 3rd place was Damian). Then he moved onto the trophy for Most Kicks (Little Antoine) and Most Trys (Seb Varey, who unfortunately could not be there on the night). The last part of his speech was for the news players, who were each called up one by one to receive a RC Zug polo shirt. Finally he unveiled a new design training shirt for some of the teams main players.
Then came by far, the best speech of the night, from our trainer Mark Newman. He presented the award for Best New Player (which went to a very humble Bogdan) and also Best Tackler which went to Simon ‘the beast’. Then after various humorous anecdotes he called up a few core team players to join him in downing a beer.
Summary of Awards
**** Drunk of the Night = Ronnie Staub ****
Best Player = Alois Dober
Captains Trophy/Most Committed = Denis Kaya
Training 1st = Denis Kaya
Training 2nd = Thomas Styger
Training 2nd = Antoine Koeltgen
Best New Player = Bogdan Dinu
Most Trys = Sebastien Varey
Most Kicks = Antoine Koeltgen
Alternative Player = Damian Henggeler
Bull Dozer Award = Roman Merz
Best Tackler = Simon Merz
Best Tackle = Jason Hammond
Boobie Beer Prize = Antoine Carassus
A special thanks to Elio and Denis for organizing such a wonderful evening…..they definitely deserve a few beers.
RC Zug