Old Collegians Rugby Union Club
History of the Club Awards
Hyperlink on a name goes to detail on the person, hyperlink on the award goes to lists of recipients for each award. Awards by year list the recipients of all awards for that year.
E Yule Memorial Trophy: Best forward 1st XV
A Collegians' former club president, 1947 to 1950. The Trophy was struck in 1952.
G Bainbridge Memorial Trophy: Best Back 1st XV
Gordon Bainbridge was an outstanding halfback, played in the Premiership Div 1 Team of 1971. Gordon was killed in a road accident in Hindley Street in 1972. The Trophy was struck in the 1970s.It was his personal trophy "presented by his friends for Annual Competition in Intra Club Teams Sporting Activities".
J Forwood Memorial Trophy: Best forward 2nd XV
Club treasurer for many years in late 1950's and early 1960's
B McQualter Memorial Trophy: Best back 2nd XV
Dedicated first XV player and keen clubman killed on active service in Vietnam
W Templeton Memorial Trophy: Best forward 3rd XV
W Templeton won the Best & Fairest award in Old Collegians' first ever Third XV (in the 1960s?). He was killed in road accident. The Trophy was struck in 1962(?).
C Holdich Memorial Trophy: Best back 3rd XV
Cyril Holdich: club president from 1958 to 1960, the club's treasurer from time to time and a life member. Both his sons, including Geoff, played for the club. Cyril played at Cambridge University and got his Blue. Cyril played more than 100 games in our first, second and third grades (variously) from 1954 to 1963, as p
Stewart Wood Memorial Trophy: Best Clubman
As a novice player he made club first XV in his first season of rugby Had an outstanding club sprit Died in a road accident. The Trophy was struck in 1962(?).
Warren Bully Memorial Trophy: Best Club supporter
Warren was an outstanding first XV player (prop) in the 1960s. He also played for Manly 1st XV and in Wales. He was an enthusiastic player and club member. Warren was run over by a car in the Melbourne CBD in the late 1980s/early 1990s. The Trophy was struck in 1962(?). The original trophy included an old pair of Warren's shorts that had been re-crutched and severely patched. When the shorts could no longer hold together they were replaced by the "golden jockstrap" which now forms part of the trophy.
HJ ‘Bert' Rogers Memorial Trophy: Special administrative services
Bert was president for five terms in the 50s and 60s, the coach of 1954 Premiers and dual President of WA & SA Rugby Unions. The Trophy was struck in 1984
Owen ClarkePoints Scoring Trophy: Goal kicking award
Owen Clark joined Old Collegians in 1979 and played in all grades until early 1984. He played in the 2nd Grade premiership side of 1981, and then captained the 2nd Grade side of 1982. In 1981 he scored a total 22 points, being more than anyone else in the club.
In 1983 he was Club Captain.
As he loved Goal Kicking he felt an annual award for goalkicking/pointscoring was warranted and donated the trophy which later became a perpetual trophy.
Bernie McQueen Tackling Trophy: Best Tackler
Bernie McQueen was a keen supporter of the club, and of his son Malcolm "Gunna" McQueen who played in the First and Second XV. Bernie managed the Second XV Premiership team of 1962
Bob GeorgeMemorial Trophy: Best & Fairest
Bob George was Old Collegians' first ever barman! Bob was known affectionately as 'Sir Robert'. He was softly spoken and played the ukulele. Bob was much loved by all the clubmen. The following song was often sung in his honour: Bob George serves good beer
Good beer is served by Bob. (To the tune of "Lloyd George knew my father, Father knew Lloyd George"). Bob died in 1978. The Trophy was struck in 1979.
Willy Wilson Memorial Trophy: Best First Season Player
The son of loyal Collegians, Don and Dawn Wilson and brother of ex-Froc Michelle, Paul "Willy" Wilson played in the 1990s making the First XV in his first year. He was killed in a car accident in the hills in 1994, at the age of 21. The Trophy was struck in 1995.
Gavin Pfister Tackling Award: Most Improved Forward
Gavin Pfister is a South African-born flanker who played for Old Collegians in the 1990s, and won the SARU Don Smith Medal for the 2nd year in 1997 as well as the Sir Norman Jude Tackling Trophy for 1997. Gavin is now playing for Ulster. He is shown here tackling Johnny Wilkinson. Flatten "im, Gav. The Trophy was struck in 1998. It was originally called the "John Markey Memorial" but we no longer have any records of who John Markey was.
Mike von Berg Trophy: For consistency, courage & commitment
Mike von Berg has been a member of Old Collegians since 1988 and was the 1st XV coach until 1993, including the Premiership of 1991. He was SARU Chairman 1994 to 2005, Senior State Coach 1994 to 1999, ARU Director 1997 to 1999 (the first SA member of the ARU), ARU Delegate from 1994, ARU Marketing Committee 1994 to 1996, SARU Under 21 Coach 1991 to 1993, and SARU Schools Coach 1995 to 1996. The Trophy was struck in 1994.
Angus Crawford Memorial Trophy - Player's Player 2nd XV
Angus Crawford played his first and only year with Old Collegians in 2004 in the first and second grades. Angus was a close friend of a number of our players who had been to school with him at Pembroke. We will always remember Angus for his enthusiasm, his charm, his humour and his laugh. Angus was killed in a road accident in October 2004 shortly after his 21st birthday. The Trophy was struck in 2005.
The Sandi Jenni Medal - Women's XV Coach's Award
Sandi played for the women's team from 1997 to 2000 and also for Elizabeth in previous years. She had the best kick of any woman in SA and regularly won money and/or beer from men who bet that a woman couldn't out-kick them. She could convert from any point on the 22 and also from the centre line. She played wing/outside centre. Sandi was killed in a motorbike accident in 2002. The Medal is donated each year by the Curran family.
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