WELLINGTON Rugby Club have held an informal presentation evening at the Athletic Ground to end the season for their senior men’s and women’s teams.

“As we have our big gala dinner coming up later this month, we felt it should be an informal event this year,” said club president Matt Colman. “It was a brilliant night - and the weather could not have been better.”

The award winners included: Vixens - Gerald Jenkinson Player of the Year Violet Coppin; Captains’ Shield Taylor Wetherall; Richard Fox Most Improved Jo Marley; Keith Colman Best Newcomer Natalie Anderson; Coaches Player of the Year Jodie Curtis-Clift; Players Player of the Year Lisa Jenkins.

Men - lst XV Player of the Year Billy Brooks; 2nd XV Player of the Year Dave Tadgell; Most Improved Johnny Clist; Best Newcomer George Griffin; Committee Player of the Year Jason Rowland; lst XV Players Player of the Year Will Hodgson; 2nd XV Players Player of the Year Dave Tadgell. Club Person (s) of the Year Anthony Dunbar, John Taylor and Ian Graham.

It has been a year of mixed fortunes for the senior sides with the men’s first team just managing to avoid relegation from Regional Two South West after gaining a splendid 26-24 home win over runners-up Crediton in their penultimate match of the season.

Chairman Gareth Hodgson explained in the programme notes for the Crediton game: “There’s no doubt we’ve had a difficult 150th season on the pitch with mixed availability, injuries and other factors playing a part.”

The club will end its 150th year at the end of the month, with Dean Richards, Peter Winterbottom and Mike Teague being the main guest speakers at the gala dinner on Thursday, April 24.

This will be followed by a charity event on the 25th, a Rugby Day on the 26th and the minis and juniors presentation day on the 27th.