Going the extra mile

Club Awards & Honours Board

Our annual club awards celebrate all that’s great about Hammers and show our appreciation for the efforts and achievements of our members, both on and off the field.

CLUB AWARDS

Player of the Year
Awarded to a player for outstanding performance and commitment on the field of play. It is usually presented to a 1st XV player.

Clubman of the Year
This trophy is awarded to a person who embodies everything it is to be a Hammer, giving back to the club both on and off-the field.

Most Improved Player of the Year
Presented to a player who due to hard work and outstanding commitment, has shown commendable improvement in their game throughout the season.

Young Player of the Year
This award is presented to a player aged between 18 and 25 who has consistently achieved a high standard of rugby throughout the season.

Neil Baynham Award
Neil Baynham was a player with the club in 1982-83, who won his first and only ever trophy playing rugby for Hammersmith & Fulham at the Harrodian sevens. He was so pleased that he was selected and played that he got his father (who was in the pottery industry), to make a statue of a rugby player in Hammersmith & Fulham colours, which was then presented to the club as the Neil Baynham Award. The original statue trophy was unfortunately damaged by Tony Richards and has now been replaced. This award is given at the discretion of the management committee to someone who has made a major contribution to the club.

Walter Naylor Award
The brother of our first chairman Ed Naylor presented this award to the club in 1982 as appreciation for what the club had achieved in its first three years of existence. This award is generally presented to outgoing captains and committee members who have given outstanding service to the club.

2019 Award Winners

Award Winners

2023-24

Men’s Player of the Year	Alex Spicer
Men’s Newcomer of the Year	Ryan Powter
Men’s Most Improved Player of the Year	Joah Asafu Adjaye
Clubman of the Year	Samuel Smith
Walter Naylor Award	James Madigan
Neil Baynham Award	Seb Money
Women’s Player of the Year	Eleanor Hunt-Pain
Women’s Newcomer of the Year	Irene Pagano
Women’s Most Improved Player of the Year	Sophie Maynell-Anderson
Clubwoman of the Year	Imogen Andrews
Tauchert Award	Fizzy Raby

See previous seasons award winners

HONOURS BOARD

President

Jason Leonard

Vice Presidents
Andy Barrett Ray Bateman Jessica Bird Mark Blyghton John Boochever Ian Burbedge Kat Butler Pop’ Cummings (deceased) Pearce Courtney Ryan Dilley Carl Evans Joe Fernley Don Green (deceased) Es Hitchcock Kim Howe Chris Hunt Derek Jones Mark Lewis Adam Lubanski Roger Mack Jamie Manuel	Sandy Manuel John Mortimer June Mowforth Martin Mowforth Ed Naylor Andrew Neal Pascal Peters John Porter-Griffiths Tony Powell (deceased) Tony Richards Sean Richardson Andrew Rogan Milo Sheehan (deceased) Jenny Slack-Smith Ian Smith Lucinda Tauchert Sophie Tauchert Nick Watkins Sam Wesley Martin Williams Arthur Woodward

Life Members

Jonathan Allen
Terry Alleyne
Rod Anderson
Matt Baddeley
Katy Bagerman
Charlie Barrell
James Barton
Nisha Basson
Ray Bateman
Estelle Bentall-Lynch

Sean Burke
Richard Burrill
Nick Burrough
Neil Campbell
Hugh Cardozo
Philip Cheevers
Richard Choi
Ben Clarke
Georgina Colling
Adam Crangle
Chris Cuthbertson
Pete Davies
Xavier de Viana
Martin De Ville
Paul Deane

Thomas Dixey
Russell Dixon-Box
Helen Egan
Roy Evans
Andrew Fisher
Ben Francis
Steffan Francis
John Fraser Andrews
Larry Furness
Michael Fussell
Rob Genieser

Andy Hall
Pat Hanlon
Joel Herold
Dave Higgins
Ella Hope
Peter Hunter
I Jensen
Edward Jessop
Ravi Jobsz
Alan Jones

Peter Jones
Robert Juhasz

Martin Keeler
Matt Kelly
Chris Kennedy

Eddie Kinsey

Alex Kovach

Peter Lacy
Jean Lafontaine
James Lalor
Edward Lane Fox
Alexandra Lemaigre
Hugo Lowry
Nancy Lyndhurst
Charlie Mactaggart
Bhomdat Mahraj
Bud McGarry
Carola McKenna
Howard Meaney
Jeremy Ng
Richard Nicholas
Ed Nisbett
Terence Noe
Rob Parkinson
Thomas Parkinson
Paul Phillips
Brian Phipps
Harry Reynolds
Nigel Reynolds
Andrew Rinaldi
Gary Rozier
Tony Ryan
Paul Sandford

Kaye Selby
William Shaw
Chris Shea
Rob Sinclair
Michael Storey
James Stratford-Martin
Tom Sweeney
James Tanner
Vicky Tapley
Pete Tolputt
Sarah Wallis
Andy Whiteman

David Wickman
Toby Wilks
Lauren Williams
Richard Wilmot

PREVIOUS SEASONS AWARD WINNERS

Season 22-23 Men’s Player of the Year Men’s Newcomer of the Year Men’s Most Improved Player Clubman of the Year Walter Naylor Award Neil Baynham Award Vet’s Player of the Year Women’s Player of the Year Women’s Most Improved Player Clubwoman of the Year Tauchert Award	Winner Tom Proctor Scott van Berckel Josh Smith Adam Stannard Vicki Tapley James Lalor – Alex Whyte Irene Pagano Livy Probert Tara Suri
Season 21-22 Men’s Player of the Year Men’s Newcomer of the Year Men’s Most Improved Player Clubman of the Year Walter Naylor Award Neil Baynham Award Vet’s Player of the Year Women’s Player of the Year Women’s Most Improved Player Clubwoman of the Year Tauchert Award	Winner Joe Carolan Tim Russell Adam Stannard Rob Vaughan Hugo Lowry Johathan Woollard Richard Hodson Kay Selby Chloe Jennings Caroline Henzell Jessica Sass
Season 20-21 Covid Season – No Awards
Season 19-20 Men’s Player of the Year Men’s Newcomer of the Year Men’s Most Improved Player Clubman of the Year Walter Naylor Award James Baynham Award Vet’s Player of the Year Women’s Player of the Year Women’s Most Improved Player Clubwoman of the Year Tauchert Award	Winner Steve John Joe Carolan Graham Skulander Ash Mitchell Justin Perry Julian Clayton Adrian Furniss Kaye Selby – Charlotte Smith Slex Lemaigre & Helen Egan