HONOURS BOARD
LIFE MEMBERS
PRESIDENTS
Here is a list of Presidents who have served the Royals community.
No players or staff have won this award yet.
PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS
J.S Waters Trophy for Best Sports Person
The J.S. Waters Trophy is an award to commemorate the founder of Royals Rugby Club in 1949. Jack Waters was President and 1st grade coach and an inspiration to everyone both on and off the field.
Robert Brown
1949
W Fisher
1950
M Burgess
1951
A Douch
1952
W Keeley
1953
R Wiley
1954
P Griffen
1955
Phil Meere
1956
Ken Whigham
1957
Noel Hansen
1958
K Kinnane
1959
Keith Hawke
1960
D Reid
1961
Frank Smidmore
1962
N LeRoux
1963
A O’Shea
1964
B Darmody
1965
Brian Friend
1966
J Craig
1967, 1968
B Sibley
1969
J Beadman
1970
John Kelsey
1971, 1976
D Clark
1972
J Cazalet
1973
Pat Vaughan
1974
G Matthew
1975
P Hansen
1977
Supi Fotu
1978
Pat Sibley
1979, 1981
B Richards
1980
Graham Limbrick
1982
John Hillier
1983
Graham Reed
1984
Peter Hughes
1985
Geoff Didier
1986, 1998, 2002
B Pettit
1987
Michael Roche
1988
Andrew Clark
1989
Paul Cornish
1990, 1991
Robert Shakespeare
1992
Peter Goodwin
1993
Jim Taylor
1994
Kani Ferris
1995
John Scollen
1996
Anthony Hofmeier
1999
Stewart Thomas
2000
Brendan Maher
2001
Bill Freeman
2003
Jay Cash
2004
Louise Burrows
2005
Adam Butt
2006
Tim Cornforth
2007
Soakai Tai
2008
Craig Mcmahon
2009, 2010, 2013
AJ Abel
2011
Tom Cusack
2012
Tyson Tamihere
2014
Tom Staniforth
2015
Ben Johnston
2016, 2017
Pedro Rolando
2018, 2019
Joel Penders
2020
Tom Hallam
2021
Mark Young
2022
Justin Vanderberg
2023
Lincoln Smith
2024
Keith Hawke Best Clubperson
This trophy is presented to the person for their hard work and effort in the administration and running of the Club. The award has been presented every year since the Club’s beginnings in 1949. Named after club legend and Life Member Keith Hawke, this award is given to the clubpersson who bleeds blue daily for Royals.
A Douch
1949
P Ryan
1950, 1954
Ian Buttsworth
1951
H Ryce
1952
K Kinnane
1953
Robert Brown
1955, 1966, 1967, 1972
Keith Hawke
1956, 1961, 1962, 1963
John Stafford
1957
Ken Whigham
1958
H Kirkland
1959
G Brady
1960, 1968
J Taylor
1964
K Perryman
1965
Kevin Ayres
1969
Brian Friend
1970
J Martin
1971
John Baker
1973, 1975
G Matthew
1974
G Beadman
1976
Neville Herbert
1977
Dougal Whitton
1978, 1981, 2009
D Roche
1979
Kim Thurbon
1980
Liz Thurbon
1980
R Phillps
1982
Graham Limbrick
1983, 1984
L Limbrick
1983
John Kelsey
1985
Peter Vuksa
1986
Brian Paule
1987, 2003
Anne Gallagher
1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
Peter Gallagher
1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
Bryan O’Connor
1990
Mick Houston
1990
Robert Lee
1994
Graham Blewitt
1996, 1997
Kate Blewitt
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Peter Guy
2000
Paul Maguire
2001
Peter Kovacs
2002
Ben Houston
2004
Ian Lister
2005, 2008
Scott Pobihun
2006
Brendan Maher
2007
Penny Hall
2010
Craig Mcmahon
2011, 2018
Kieran Grealish
2012, 2013
Anthony Chan
2013, 2014
Jay Cash
2015
Darren Goodwin
2016
Jim Taylor
2017
Luke Fisher
2019
Mike Houston
2020
Wayne Southwell
2021
James Bodman
2022
Lincoln Smith
2023
Zac Elliott
2024
Zachary Elliott
2024
Bill Lavis Memorial Service Award (Service to Club)
Bill Lavis was originally an opponent of Royals. He was originally with RMC but came across to Royals after he left the army because he was impressed with the Club. Bill played five-eight in 1st grade. He died prematurely of heart condition. The recipient of this award is an individual who has provided valuable service to the club over an extended period.
Greg Smith
2023
McInnes Trophy for Most Promising Junior Graduate
This trophy was donated by Blen McInnes who was on the committee and was club secretary for a number of years. Blen also played and later went on to coach at Royals. This Trophy was donated to recognise the most promising junior player who has made progress in senior grades.
Geoff Didier
1978
Michael O'Connor
1979
Phil Thomson
1980
Gary Bodman
1981
A Hutchinson
1982
Jay Gibbons
1983
Paul Cornish
1984
Scott Taylor
1985
Nick Webster
1986
Anthony Hofmeier
1987
Andrew Kerec
1988
Allan Scollen
1989
Darren Bullen
1991
Liam O'Connor
1992
Andrew Williams
1993
Brett Foster
1993
Bede O'Connor
1994
Nathan Bullock
1995
Jon Williams
1996
Will Rigney
1997
Nathan Smith
1998
Jay Cash
1999
Mick Roses
2000
Michael Bailie
2001
Rudie Vermeulen
2003
Peter Murrell
2004
Ben Johnston
2005
Brent Owen
2006
Mitch McCabe
2006
Anthony Abel
2007
Kesomi Lolotonga
2008
Jack Sutton
2009
Liam Davis
2010
Jordan Hill
2011
Peni Nifo
2012
Tom Cusack
2013
Dean Paragalli
2014
Harry Burey
2015
Harry Tyrson
2016
Robbie Hogg
2017
Lincoln Smith
2018
Rory Scott
2019
Tom Gratwicke
2020
Liam Bowron
2021
Ben Keogh
2022
Tom Hayes
2023
Joey Henry
2024
Graham Daley Memorial Shield (Most improved in the Club)
Jim Daley donated the Graham Daley Memorial Shield in memory of his son who died of a heart condition at a young age in 1978. At the time Jim was a member of Royals and the Club provided support for Jim and his family.
J Southwell
1978
S Livingstone
1979
P Smith
1980
G McNay
1981
K Nash
1982
P Downey
1983
Paul Daley
1984
Phil Alchin
1985
Chris Hutchinson
1986
John Ross
1987
Stewart Thomas
1988
Dean Merrilees
1989
Paul Brown
1990
Tim Harper
1991
Glenn Chessell
1992
Andrew Smith
1993
Brett Foster
1994
Shannon Brown
1995
Terry Weaver
1996
John O'Connor
1997
I Astley-Boden
1998
Peter Mayo
1999
Rob Bradley
2000
Nathan Smith
2001
Daniel Abbey
2002
Falakiko Sevele
2003
Michael Brandt
2004
Tony McGrath
2005
Kurt Andrews
2006
Luke Regan
2007
Larry Stevenson
2008
Jason Swain
2009
Simon Anau
2009
Nathan Sellwood
2010, 2013
Matthew Rollings
2011
Nick Tankey
2012
Ed Larkin
2014
Brendan Woodward
2015
Ash Lefevre
2016
Tash Brunhuber
2016
Harry Tyson
2017
Robbie Hogg
2018
Harry Quinlan
2019
Josh Mybergh
2020
Ben Donohie
2021
Ethan Corcoran
2022
Spencer Scott
2023
Samuel Heffernan
2024
TrophyLink- Leading Club Try Scorer
This trophy is awarded to the player who has scored the most tries during the season.
Soakai Tai
2008
Junior Lafaele
2009
Stuart Henry
2010
Tony McGrath
2011
Joel Penders
2012
Seth Going
2013
Sam Ross
2015
Cole Davis
2016
Gorge Morseu
2017
Jason Swain
2018
Liam Shaw
2019
Ainsley Scrivener
2020, 2023, 2024
Bonnie Brewer
2021
Grace Kemp
2022
Joel Britten Award for Young Clubmen
This award recognises the younger player, who in their first few years at the club, has displayed outstanding effort and enthusiasm, both on and off the field, demonstrating their commitment to the club.
Joel Britten
2017
Harry Littlewood
2018
Tom Hallam
2019
Sam Ryan
2020
Isaac Elwood
2021
Olivia Hillard
2022
Darius Ashman
2023
Spencer Scott
2024
Outstanding Contribution to Women’s Rugby
Lindsay Morgan
2010
Sharni Williams
2010, 2011
Erin Da Deppo
2012, 2013
Louise Burrows
2014
Sarah Carter
2015
Renee Fleming
2016
Trevor Hancock
2017
Darren Goodwin
2018
Skye Churchill
2019
Izzy Vargas
2020
Justine Dagorno
2021
Joseph Matthews
2022
Abigail Murray
2024
Ian Buttsworth Meritorious Service Award
The Ian Buttsworth Trophy was donated by his wife Diedre Buttsworth who now lives in Sydney. Ian was a Committee member for many years and a long time touch judge and referee. The trophy is presented to those who have given up time to do voluntary work that is critical in keeping Royals going.
Rex Clark
1984
Dougal Whitton
1985
John Limbrick
1986
Alec Stevenson
1987
Jon Rollings
1988, 2004
Matt Rainey
1989
Jeff Southwell
1990
Chris Grant
1991
Phil Grant
1991
Christine Grant
1992
Tony Harnett
1993
Lenny Pomazak
1994
Simon Whitehead
1995
Col Spence
1996
Peter Guy
1997
Bill Salter
1998, 2006
Brian Paule
1999
Mark Young
2000
Gordon Mair
2001
Jean Mair
2001
Peter Goodwin
2002
Brendan Maher
2005, 2008
Patrick Salter
2006
Andrei Ohlmus
2007
Jodie Bijorac
2007
Mick Crossman
2009
Jay Cash
2010
Ian Lister
2011
Mark O’Brien
2012, 2020
Kieran Grealish
2013
Paul Maguire
2014
Adam Butt
2015
Luke Fisher
2017
Matt Bramhall
2018
Mick Houston
2018, 2019
Jerome Freestone
2021
A Qunilan
2022
M Houston
2022
David Williams Memorial Trophy - Player’s Player
David Williams was a Royals player who died from injuries he received in 1982. He worked his way through the Junior Falcons to the senior grades. This award is the most prestigious award simply because the players vote for their peers
Pat Sibley
1982, 1983
Geoff Didier
1983
Michael Crosbie
1984
Paul Cornish
1985, 1987, 1991, 1993
Col Perman
1986
Jim Taylor
1988
John Ross
1989
John Pead
1990, 1992
Gary Bodman
1991
Kani Ferris
1993
Paul Brown
1994
Allan Scollen
1995
Brett Johnson
1996
Tim Barber
1997
Clayton Brown
1998
Matt Henry
1999, 2001, 2004, 2005
Rob Bradley
2000
Stu Henry
2002
Tekani Ferris
2003
Laurie Miller
2006
Anthony Abel
2007
Soakai Tai
2008
Craig Mcmahon
2009
Liam Slater
2010
Tyson Tamihere
2011, 2014
Matt Shevlin
2012
Pedro Rolando
2013, 2018
Brendan Woodward
2015, 2017
Sam Ulavalu
2016
Tom Hallam
2019, 2021
Joel Penders
2020
Liam Bowron
2022
Leading Club Point Scorer
Jeff Southwell
1984, 1987
Anthony Moore
1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991
Matt Pini
1988
Andrew Friend
1992
Paul Cornish
1993
David Mead
1994, 1995, 2002, 2003
Stuart Henry
1996
James Cattley
1997, 1998
Andrew Coates
1999, 2001
Glen Stewart
2000
Josh Staniforth
2004
Ben Johnston
2005, 2008
Dave Hickey
2006
M Akers
2006
Luke Bartley
2007
Craig Mcmahon
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Pedro Rolando
2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Sarah Carter
2015
Bonnie Brewer
2021
Courage & Commitment Award
This is award was donated in 1994 by Mick Houston, and is awarded for dedication to success through off field and on field toughness and commitment.
Chris Fotu
1994
Tim Tavalea
1994
Bis Malala
1995
Matt Henry
1996, 1998, 1999, 2001
Stuart Henry
1996
Jonno Williams
1997
Martyn O’Connor
2000
Adam Butt
2002
Andy McGrath
2002
Bill Freeman
2003
Brett Johnson
2004
T Scarlett
2005
Pat Salter
2006
Pat Miller
2007
Anthony Abel
2009
Jay Cash
2009
Robbie Abel
2009
David Boyle
2010
Paula Latu
2011
Liam Slater
2012, 2014
Ben Johnston
2013, 2021
Craig Mcmahon
2015
Pedro Rolando
2016, 2020
Connal Mcinerney
2017
Joel Pendes
2018
Luke Kimber
2018
Max Singh
2019
Grace Kemp
2022
Alec Corcoran
2023
John Blewitt CRRFUC Commitment Trophy
The Canberra Royals RFC Commitment Trophy is an award that pays recognition to the recipient(s) for their outstanding dedication and commitment to the running of the Club in areas other than administration. This award was formerly named the Kate and Graham Blewitt Award but was re-named in 2011 in memory of John Blewitt, Kate and Graham’s son and former Royals player, who passed away in 2011 after a short illness.
Billie Jo Reid
1999
Norma Reid
1999
Steve Martin
2000
Peter Kovacs
2001
Amanda Mead
2002
David Mead
2002
Jodie Bijorac
2003
Brendan Maher
2004
Alf Newsome
2005
Ann Newsome
2005
Pedro DaSilva
2006
Vaughan Welch
2006
Paul Brown
2007
Kylie Cern-Costa
2008
Penny Hall
2008, 2009
Darren Goodwin
2010
Paul Maguire
2011
Jerome Freestone
2012, 2016, 2017
Tony Abel
2013
Doug McMahon
2014, 2015, 2018
Lee McMahon
2014
Adam Butt
2019
Joe Kolo
2019
Ange Quinlan
2020
Mel Houston
2020
Joey Humphries
2021
Bill Salter
2022
Dougal Whitton
2023
Mark Young
2024
REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS
Australia Men
No players or staff have won this award yet.
Australia Women
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Australia 7's
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Australia Barbarians
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Australia XV
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Australia 'B'
No players or staff have won this award yet.
Australia Under 21's
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Australia Under 20's
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Australian Under 19s
No players or staff have won this award yet.
Australian Universities
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