Beck's a winner at 2010/11 Magners League

Ospreys centre Ashley Beck was among the winners at the annual Magners League Awards dinner in Dublin, collecting the 'Try of the Season' gong for his score against Glasgow at the Liberty Stadium in March.

 

There were pre-play-off boosts for all four Magners League semi-final teams, with Munster leading the way as they picked up three major awards on the night with head coach Tony McGahan collecting the Coach of the Season title from one of his predecessors, Irish coach Declan Kidney.

Ronan O’Gara won the ‘Gilbert Golden Boot’ after emerging as the league’s most consistent marksman during the regular season, while Munster stalwart Alan Quinlan was named as the recipient of Andy Irvine’s ‘Chairman’s Award’ following his remarkable 15 year career.

In addition to Beck’s award, Leinster, who welcome Ulster to the RDS on Friday, 13 May for the first semi-final, left the Awards ceremony at the Carton House Hotel with the ‘Specsavers Fairplay Award’. That title, which comes with a £10,000 prize to put towards youth development, is given to the team that gathers the fewest yellow and red cards over the 22 rounds of the regular season.

But there was also a major fillip for Ulster ahead of one of their biggest assignments of the season as South African recruit Ruan Pienar was handed the top prize on the night after being voted ‘Players’ Player of the Season’.

The final award went to Toby Faletau, the Newport Gwent Dragons back row man, who was voted as the ‘Young Player of the Season’ by a panel of 19 journalists from around the four nations involved in the Magners League.

PLAYERS’ PLAYER OF THE SEASON - Ruan Pienaar (Ulster)

COACH OF THE SEASON - Tony McGahan (Munster)

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE SEASON - Toby Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons)

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD - Alan Quinlan (Munster)

TRY OF THE SEASON - Ashley Beck (Ospreys)

GILBERT GOLDEN BOOT - Ronan O’Gara (Munster)

SPECSAVERS FAIRPLAY AWARD – Leinster

To watch Beck’s try against Glasgow click here