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Thursday <strong>August</strong> <strong>31</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Sumner wraps up successful season<br />
• By Jaime Cunningham<br />
SUMNER’S SENIOR prizegiving<br />
belonged to the Wave,<br />
with the club’s premier side<br />
taking out the big awards<br />
at Friday night’s end of<br />
season event.<br />
First-year coach Gareth<br />
D’almeida took home the Lloyd<br />
Douglas Trophy for senior coach<br />
of the year for his efforts leading<br />
the Wave.<br />
D’almedia had previously<br />
tasted success with Sumner’s<br />
colts side in 2020 and 2021, and<br />
guided the Wave to playoffs for<br />
just the second time in the team’s<br />
history.<br />
As a result, the Wave also took<br />
out the Shagged Rock Trophy for<br />
senior team of the year.<br />
The team finished the season<br />
with nine wins and five losses – a<br />
massive improvement on last<br />
year’s three wins.<br />
The Storm colts were also<br />
successful, narrowly missing<br />
out on their fourth consecutive<br />
Metropolitan Colts Trophy final<br />
with a 11-8 loss to Shirley two<br />
weeks ago.<br />
Wave No 8 Conner van<br />
Turnhout was awarded the Fat<br />
Boy Trophy for being the club’s<br />
best and fairest player, while<br />
Wave captain Tom Ziolo secured<br />
the Robbie Timo Trophy.<br />
Hooker Jack Jones was once<br />
again the top scorer for the club,<br />
after winning the award last year.<br />
Terrence Graham was rewarded<br />
for his consistent efforts with the<br />
Phil Laloli Trophy for the Wave’s<br />
most valuable player. Graham<br />
predominantly featured at first<br />
five but also slotted in at fullback.<br />
He and lock Josh Loader were<br />
Sumner’s only representatives<br />
in Canterbury B’s clash against<br />
Southland B on Sunday.<br />
Promising flanker Mitch Shaw<br />
was awarded the Scott Robertson<br />
Trophy for most valuable player in<br />
LEADER: Wave captain Tom Ziolo took<br />
home the Robbie Timo Trophy at<br />
Sumner’s senior prize-giving.<br />
PHOTO: TONY BRUNT PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Jono Anderson (middle) was recognised<br />
for seven years of service in coaching the<br />
seniors and colts. He is pictured with<br />
Storm coach Ben Gorst (left) and Wave<br />
coach Gareth D’almeida.<br />
the Storm.<br />
Meanwhile, Jason Marsden<br />
secured the President’s Trophy,<br />
and Graham Rule club person<br />
of the year for his outstanding<br />
contributions behind the scenes.<br />
SUMNER RFC SENIOR<br />
PRIZE-GIVING<br />
Fat Boy Trophy (Club<br />
best and fairest): Conner<br />
van Turnhout<br />
Top try scorers: RT and<br />
Jack Jones<br />
Dingo Memorial<br />
Trophy: Pete Rintoul<br />
Robbie Timo Trophy<br />
(Wave player <strong>2023</strong>): Tom<br />
Ziolo<br />
Lloyd Douglas Trophy<br />
(Senior coach): Gareth<br />
D’almeida<br />
Shagged Rock Trophy<br />
(Team of the year):<br />
Premier Wave<br />
Norm Fraser<br />
supporters Trophy: The<br />
O’Loughlin family<br />
President’s Award:<br />
Jason Marsden<br />
Club person of the<br />
year: Graham Rule<br />
Wave (Division 1)<br />
Best forward: Regan<br />
Jones<br />
Best back: Ollie Lewis<br />
Most improved: Hugo<br />
O’Loughlin<br />
Best and fairest:<br />
Conner van Turnhout<br />
Phil Laloli Trophy<br />
(MVP): Terrence Graham<br />
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