The 2026 season has officially wrapped up, and what a year it’s been for the mighty Two Blues! 💙🩵 From our youngest juniors to our seasoned senior players, the end-of-season presentations were a fitting celebration of another year filled with hard-fought matches, team spirit, and club pride. Across every grade, we recognised the dedication, effort, and heart that make Wanderers Rugby Club so special. 🏉
Read on for highlights from both our Senior Rugby Presentation and Junior Presentation Day, and join us in congratulating this year’s award winners, milestone players, and everyone who continues to Bleed Blue!
Senior Rugby Presentations
WOMEN’S AWARDS
Players’ Player: Georgie Ball
Best Forward: Gabby Maddison
Best Back: Georgie Ball
Most Improved: Zoe McLaughlin
Steve Lee Award: Claire Brown
Leadership: Gabby Maddison
PREMIER 1
Players’ Player: Jeromino LoPresti
Best Forward: Andrew Tuala
Best Back: Harry Sansbury
Most Improved: Will Watsford
PREMIER 2
Players’ Player: Pat Sarungallo
Best Forward: Charlie Kelleher
Best Back: Raymond ‘Moni’ Kaifa
Most Improved: Connor Lane
PREMIER 3
Players’ Player: Toby Maddison
Best Forward: Thokozani ‘Kellz’ Mrewa
Best Back: Harvey Thurston
Most Improved: Liam Fogarty
PREMIER 4
Players’ Player: Caleb Sims
Best Forward: Rhys Hitchcock
Best Back: David Tink
Most Improved: Mathew Farrell
CLUB AWARDS
Players’ Player – Georgie Ball
Players votes are collected and tallied after each game, the player tallying the most across the season across all grades is awarded Wanderer’s Players’ Player.
Trainer of the Year
Charles Fielder
Rookie of the Year
Diesel O’Davis
Rookie of the Year
Holly Ford
Steve Lee Award – Claire Brown
Awarded to the Women’s team player who is a consistent performer in terms of team statistics (tackles, tries, run metres, line breaks, tackle busts, offloads, handling errors, penalty cards etc). Consistency is assessed in terms of performance on the field during games and at training as well as attendance at games and training throughout the season. The award is given to a player whose performance on and off the field reflects the best effort all season.
Wanderer of the Year – Luke Sherwood
This award was established in memory of John Hill (Club President 1943-1958) The recipient is determined by the Board to recognise an individual for an outstanding contribution to Wanderers RFC during that year.
Junior Rugby Awards
UNDER 9S:
Best Forward: Xander Morrisey
Best Back: Vincent Fuimaono
Most Improved: Jo Lotawa
Coaches Award: Oliver Sims & Owen Prinsloo
UNDER 10S
Best Forward: Lawrence Roberts
Best Back: Riley Turner
Most Improved: Lewis Kong
Coaches Award: Ruben Barber
UNDER 11’S SKY
Best Forward: Vaughn Taljaard
Best Back: Harry Plimmer
Most Improved: Archie Holbert
Coaches Award: Mackenzie Holbert
UNDER 11S ROYAL
Best Forward: Hunter McCallum
Best Back: Samuel Contempree
Most Improved: Eli Simms
Coaches Award: Sonny Small (absent from photo)
UNDER 12S
Best Forward: Kyle Prinsloo
Best Back: Jacob Fitzgerald
Most Improved: Axel Runchel
Coaches Award: Noah Konik
UNDER 14S
Best Forward: Jacob Leung
Best Back: Tom Griffiths & Cruz Thomas
Most Improved: Ethan McDonnell
Coaches Award: Digby McDonald
UNDER 15S
Best Forward: Hugo Blake
Best Back: Jed Byres
Most Improve: Angus Beck
Coaches Award: Lachlan Taliana
UNDER 16S
Best Forward: Eli Wasley
Best Back: Ben Lotawa
Most Improved: Tayne Douglas
Coaches Award: Hamish Garde (absent from photo)
UNDER 18S
Best Forward: Daniel Lynch
Best Back: Kye Portelli
Most Improved: Louis Hosie
Coaches Award: Matthew Abson
MAJOR JUNIOR AWARDS
Campbell-Blakemore Courage Award – Van Kakoulidis
Awarded to the person who has overcome or dealt with hardships and or major difficulties during the year
President’s Achievement Award – Thijs Beckett
Awarded to the person with the highest Rep Honours/Selections
Angus Hedges Junior Club Person of the Year – Ollie Paddinson
This is awarded to the player who best displays our Club values and ethos and has made the most significant contribution to the Club on and off the field.
Junior Wanderer of the Year – Brooke Cotterell
For coordinating club events and for organisation of U16s Japan Tour 2026 and associated fundraising.
GAME MILESTONES
50 games: Archer Towers, Max Trevitt, Luca Fuimaono, Henry Garde, Will Maddern-Richards, Charles De Carle, Sam Noonan, Steele Walton
100 games: Thijs Beckett, Hugo Palmer, Will Jenkins, Ben Hogg, Tommy Tolhurst, Josh Smadja
150 games: Archie Clifford and Tayn Cotterell
Upcoming Events
SUMMER ACADEMY
U16 JAPAN TOUR FUNDRAISER
Sponsors Shout Out
MAXIM PRIVATE CLIENTS
A big thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, Maxim Private Clients – new to the Wanderers club in 2025. Specialising in wealth creation and preservation, retirement planning, estate planning and insurance advice, their expert team is dedicated to helping clients achieve financial security and peace of mind.
We’re proud to have Maxim Private Clients as part of the Two Blues family and are grateful for their support of the club.
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