Digby Lilburne is Hay Cutters best and fairest and player’s player
Best and fairest and player’s player winner Digby Lilburne, with Southern Inland Rugby Union president Warwick Grant. Image: The Riverine Grazier / Margie McClelland.
By Kimberly Grabham
Hay Cutters Rugby Union Club held it’s 2024 presentation day on Saturday at Tarcoura, the home of long-term supporters Ed and Iona Lilburne.
President of Southern Inland Rugby Union Warwick Grant was in attendance to make presentations to award winners.
Digby Lilburne (above) was awarded Player’s Player and Best and Fairest for the 2024 season at the recent Cutter’s Presentation event.
“Not only is Digby a standout player week in week out, but he causes the opposition a lot of havoc in defence,” said Matt ‘Yabby’ Ireson. “He was a very strong presence in the Grand Final.
“To earn both best and fairest and player’s player is a great reflection of his ability and performance this season. I can’t remember the last time a player took out both awards at the same time.”
In Digby’s first season in a Cutter’s jersey, he also donned a Hay Magpie’s jersey this year, and was highly regarded in that code also.
Presentations were made to the hosts, as well as newly crowned Life Member Sarah Houston, for her 10 years of hard work to organise the junior club, the Whipper Snippers.
From left: Personality of the year winner Angus Knox, best back James Harrison, Clubman of the year and best forward Jack Lawrence and most improved Ollie Cameron.
From left: Happy back Tom O’Rafferty, chunky forward Harry Agar, Mugg of the Year Tom Lilburne and newly crowned Life Member Sarah Houston with Cutters president Hugo Fraser.
Hay Cutters 2024 premiership winning team.
Back row from left coach Ed Lilburne, strapper Rob Neill, SIRU’s Warwick Grant, Tom Charlton, Angus Knox, Digby Lilburne, James Graham, Will Marshall, James Lott, Rupert Lilburne, Harry Agar, Andrew Garvey, Jack Lawrence, and Matt Ireson.
Front: Hugo Fraser, Ollie Cameron, Tom O’Rafferty, Lochie Ireson, Tom Lilburne, Ben Ryan, James Harrison and Will Brown.
Images: The Riverine Grazier/Margie McClelland.
