England Touch recognises success at reception in St Helier

On Sunday 10 July 2016, England Touch hosted their European Touch Championships post-tournament reception in Fort Regent. Overlooking St Helier as the sun set after the final day of competition, the 200-strong England touring party celebrated their collective success as well as recognising both contributions from staff and individuals player achievements.

Firstly, the wonderful England staff received their accolades and thanks. The nine England teams were supported by a dedicated back-room team of 10 physiotherapists, five massage therapists, five sports science staff and seven-strong high performance management team.

Then for each team, a Players’ Player and Coaches MVP award was presented. The 2016 awards recipients are listed below:

Women’s Open

Players’ Player:

Rosannah Cormack and Sadi Meakin

Coaches MVP:

Carlie Hoffman

Men’s Open

Players’ Player:

Dom Tripp

Coaches MVP:

Clint Rowling

Mixed Open

Players’ Player:

Jake Melling

Coaches MVP:

Leah Cuthbertson

Women’s 27s

Players’ Player:

Tanya Winson

Coaches MVP:

Alex Maskell

Men’s 30s

Players’ Player:

Dan Wines

Coaches MVP:

Dean Hancock

Mixed Senior

Players’ Player:

Byron Tibbitts

Coaches MVP:

Cathi Farrar

Men’s 35s

Players’ Player:

Chris Wall

Coaches MVP:

Matt Hall

Men’s 40s

Players’ Player:

Simon Witton

Coaches MVP:

Gary Povall

Men’s 45s

Players’ Player:

Ian Grisewood

Coaches MVP:

Neil Davies

Finally, at the end of the evening a most remarkable achievement was recognised: the England Women’s Open captain, Kylie Hutchison was presented with a commemorative award having attained her 100th international cap for England in the 4-3 final victory against Wales earlier in the day. Most significantly, all one hundred caps were as a player in an opens grade, and we believe this is the first time it has been achieved in the history of Touch.

The event capped off a very successful tournament for England Touch.