Digby Ioane Nominated For IRB U21 International Player Of The Year
Wednesday, 6 September 2006 12:10pm
RugbyWA/ARU
Emirates Western Force winger Digby Ioane has been nominated for the IRB’s prestigious U21 International Player of the Year Award.
Ioane played 12 games for the club in its inaugural Tooheys New Super 14 season, scoring two tries and delighting fans with his speed and footwork. He was rewarded with selection in the Australia A side that played two games against Fiji in July, in which he scored four tries.
A Wallaby tourist to Europe at the end of 2005, Ioane was a member of the Australian U21s side that made the semi final of the World Championships in 2006, scoring a try in the Pool B match against Fiji.
Keegan Daniel of South Africa and Lionel Beauxis of France are the other nominees in the U21 category.
Australians Anthony Faingaa and Josh Holmes have been nominated for U19 Player of the Year alongside Victor Vito of New Zealand.
Steffan Basson (South Africa), Uale Mai (Samoa) and Mathew Tait (England) have all been nominated for IRB Sevens Player of the Year.
The Awards will be presented at Glasgow’s historic Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on 26 November.
