Leicester Tigers lock Graham Kitchener has been named in the BT Sport Aviva Premiership Rugby Dream Team for the 2014/15 season.The season’s top performers were acknowledged at the Aviva Premiership Awards on Wednesday evening in the presence of representatives from all 12 clubs.
Former England international Martin Bayfield and his BT Sport colleague Alastair Eykyn announced the BT Sport Aviva Premiership Rugby Dream Team, with Tigers second row Kitchener included.
BT Sport Aviva Premiership Rugby Dream Team: Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Christian Wade (Wasps), Johnathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Sinoti Sinoti (Newcastle Falcons), George Ford (Bath Rugby), Joe Simpson (Wasps); Matt Mullan (Wasps), Jamie George (Saracens), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Graham Kitchener (Leicester Tigers), Dean Mumm (Exeter Chiefs, captain), Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs), Francois Louw (Bath Rugby) Nathan Hughes (Wasps)
Former Tigers fly-half George Ford was named Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season as his club Bath reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2010.
Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season Shortlist: Elliot Daly (Wasps), George Ford (Bath Rugby), Nathan Hughes (Wasps), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
George's father Mike Ford was named Guinness Director of Rugby of the Season after taking Bath Rugby to a home Aviva Premiership Rugby semi-final this Saturday against Leicester Tigers.
Guinness Director of Rugby of the Season Shortlist: Rob Baxter (Exeter Chiefs), Mike Ford (Bath Rugby), Jim Mallinder (Northampton Saints), Dai Young (Wasps)
The Land Rover Discovery of the Season award for the best under-23 player in Aviva Premiership Rugby went to Exeter Chiefs’ Henry Slade.
Land Rover Discovery of The Season Shortlist: Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Saracens hooker Jamie George was named Aviva Community Player of the Season.
Aviva Community Player of the Season Shortlist: Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby), Jamie George (Saracens), Dan Murphy (Gloucester Rugby), Dom Waldouck (Northampton Saints), Dave Ward (Harlequins)
Wasps No8 Nathan Hughes won the Green Flag Forward of the Season title.
Green Flag Forward of the Season Shortlist: Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs), Nathan Hughes (Wasps), Samu Manoa (Northampton Saints), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Thomas Waldrom – Exeter Chiefs
Wasps scrum-half claimed the Citizen Try of the Season gong for his solo score against Exeter Chiefs.
Citizen Try of the Season Shortlist: Kyle Eastmond v Leicester Tigers, Kyle Eastmond v Saracens, Christian Wade v Saracens, Charlie Sharples v Northampton Saints, Joe Simpson v Exeter Chiefs, Sinoti Sinoti v Bath Rugby
Exeter Chiefs No8 Thomas Waldrom picked up the Trivento Top Try Scorer Award after scoring 16 tries in Premiership Rugby, the first forward to top the charts since Leicester’s Neil Back in 1998/99.
Another former Leicester player, Wasps fly-half Andy Goode, claimed the Gilbert Golden Boot as Premiership Rugby’s top points scorer, becoming the first player to do so three times after previous wins with Tigers in 2003/04 and 2004/05.
Gilbert Golden Boot: Andy Goode (Wasps) 235 points, Stephen Myler (Northampton Saints) 212, Gareth Steenson (Exeter Chiefs) 198.
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