NOBM Sportsmen

Michael Johnson - 2002,2007,2008,2011

Pat Benson - 1982,1990,1992

Alan Gardiner - 1996, 1999

Reece Robinson - 1998, 2000

The Blazer Brigade

These players have recently been issued with a Blazer for playing 50 Premier games for the club:

As at 01/10/2011 

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End of Season Awards

 SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
(K R Tremain Cup)

1991 - Shane Gibson
1992 - Pat Benson
1993 - Neil Weber
1994 - Bevan Lynch
1995 - Aaron Bartlett
1996 - Alan Gardiner
1997 - Steve Fee
1998 - Reece Robinson
1999 - Alan Gardiner
2000 - Reece Robinson
2001 - Glen Varcoe
2002 - Michael Johnson
2003 - Howard Murray
2004 - Donovan Hall
2005 - Bevan Pickett
2006 - Matt Berquist
2007 - Michael Johnson
2008 - Michael Johnson
2009 - Sam Giddens
2010 - Mark Jackman
2011 - Michael Johnson

BEST CLUB MEMBER
(Blair Furlong Cup)

1991 - Graham Wall (RIP)
1992 - Bernie Blundell
1993 - Eddie Wilson
1994 - Jim Meredith
1995 - Andy Matthews
1996 - Graham Weber
1997 - Kevin Murphy
1998 - Bill Halpin
1999 - Bevan Hanlon
2000 - Phil Beck
2001 - Wendy Valler
2002 - Peter Bainbridge
2003 - Sid McCann
2004 - Bill Reilly
2005 - Phillip Huxford
2006 - Chris Halas
2007 - Alan Gardiner
2008 - Eddie Wilson
2009 - Brent Clements
2010 - Bill Reilly
2011 - Paul Teddy

BEST CLUB SPIRITED PLAYER
(Ian MacRae Cup)

1991 - Richard Nichol
1992 - Mark Tremain
1993 - Richard Nichol
1994 - Dean O'Shaughnessy
1995 - Ken Lord
1996 - Bevan Lynch
1997 - Earl Anderson
1998 - Mark Tremain
1999 - Jamie Beale
2000 - Waka Petera
2001 - Howard Murray
2002 - Eddie Savage
2003 - Ross Clements
2004 - Johnny Galo
2005 - Craig Riddiford
2006 - Hayden Penny
2007 - Steve Smithers
2008 - Craig Riddiford
2009 - Brett Menefy
2010 - Warren Johnson
2011 - Matt Wyatt

 SUPPORTER OF THE YEAR
(Peter Harris Memorial Cup)

1991 - Bill Ripley
1992 - Eric Jackson (RIP)
1993 - Barbara Clark
1994 - Pat & Prue O'Shaughnessy 
1995 - Leo & Marie Bergman
1996 - Kevin & Pauline O'Connor
1997 - Rhonda Bartlett
1998 - Trevor Clayton (RIP)
1999 - Jane Provines
2000 - Jim Meredith
2001 - O'Connor Family (Service to Junior Rugby)
2002 - Bruce & Ann Johnson
2003 - Jim & Merna McGrail
2004 - Tom & Helen Byrne
2005 - Russell Exeter
2006 - Mike Bould
2007 - JD Panapa
2008 -  Laurie Kaye
2009 - Tara Miringaorangi
2010 - Janice O'Connor
2011 - Fran Halpin & Aleisha Giddens

PLAYER OF THE DAY

1991 - Guy Meech - Premier
1992 - Matthew Hannan - Colts
1993 - Greg Dick - Div.3
1994 - Grant Perry - Div.2
1995 - Stacey Crombie - Colts
1996 - Jamie Beale - U.19
1997 - Jason Leach - Div.2
1998 -
1999 - Andy Eagle - Div.3
2000 - Mike O'Connor - Colts
2001 - Cameron Burn - Div.2
2002 - Bevan Condon - Div.2
2003 - Nathan Newall- Premier
2004 - Eugene Gerard - Colts
2005 - James Murphy - Colts
2006 - Karl Marsh - Div.2
2007 - Jake Simmers - Colts
2008 - James Panapa - Div.2
2009 - Kurt Chambers - Colts
2010 - Karl van der Linden -  Colts
2011 - Koro Miringiaorangi - Dv.2
 

HISTORY OF TROPHY

Sportsman of the Year:
The Sportsman of the Year Award is the main Club award and is given to a person who has worn the club colours with pride and through their achievements have made others proud to be a member of the club. Formally known as The TW Hercock Memorial Trophy  named after Bill Hercock, a former Mayor of Napier and a Napier Marist Rugby Club chairman.  The trophy was originally awarded to the Napier Marist Old Boys 'Sportsman of the Year', with the inaugural presentation being back made in 1970.

The following were the Napier Marist Old Boys Club winners:

1970 - Frank Murphy
1971 - John Reilly
1972 - Blair Furlong
            & Gary Condon.
1973 - Ian MacRae
1974 - Dan Weinberg
1975 - Pat Doig
1976 - Russell Exeter
1977 - Jock Eddy
1978 - John O'Rourke
1979 - Fred Harbottle
1980 - Jock McCarroll (R.I.P)
1981 - Dan Weinberg
1982 - Pat Benson
1983 - Peter O'Shaughnessy 
1984 - Terry Phillips
1985 - Brent Nelson
1986 - Graham Weber
1987 - Irwin Wirepa
1988 - John Bird
1989 - Kevin Corkery
1990 - Pat Benson

 In 2005 the Board thought it was time to update the cup so that it more readily encompassed the new NOBM club, so approached the Tremain family if they could create a new trophy called the KR Tremain Memorial Trophy after the late Kel Tremain (All Black legend & instumental in the amalgamation of the new club). They happily agreed & was first presented to Bevan Pickett in 2005 by Chris Tremain. This Cup was also engraved to include the other 14 names since the amalgamation of the 2 clubs in 1990. 

Best Club Member:
Formally know as The Donovan Cup, this was changed in 2005 to become the Blair Furlong Cup after the All Black & first Club President of the Club. This is awarded to a member who has gone out of their way to make the club a better place to be part of.

Best Club Spirited Player:
Formally known as the Fish Cup, this was changed in 2005 to become the Ian MacRae Cup after the All Black & Life member of both the HBRU & the NOBM rugby Club. This is a true sportsmanship award, given to a player who puts the club success before the success of himself.

Supporter of the Year:
Formally known as the Eric Jackson Trophy after the late Eric Jackson, a loyal supporter of the club, both before & after amalgamation, this was changed in 2005 to become the Peter Harris Memorial Cup after the former president of the club. The late Peter Harris was a great clubman & HB man who the club benefited greatly from due to his generosity & kindness. Awarded to those that support the club as a whole, on & off the pitch.

Age Grade Player Of The Year:
This was discontinued in 2005 mainly due to the fact that the club only had one Age grade team. Past winners were:
1991 - Mark Tremain 
1992 - Stefan Wilson 
1993 - Kerry Rich 
1994 - Aiden Gilhooly 
1995 - Glen Varcoe
1996 - Glen Varcoe
1997 - Ben Lee
1998 - David Miles 
1999 - Matthew Wiig
2000 - Richard Gilhooly
2001 - Ross Clements
2002 - Helaman Burgess
2003 - Steve Robinson
2004 - Josh Chrystal