Northampton and England fly-half Fin Smith has capped a sensational season by successful the celebrated Rugby Gamers’ Affiliation (RPA) Participant’s Participant of the 12 months award.
Leicester Tigers centre Meg Jones was named RPA Ladies’s Participant of the 12 months following her influential position in England’s third consecutive Grand Slam
Smith, who acquired essentially the most votes from his fellow professionals, made his senior England debut towards Italy within the Six Nations and has starred for Saints as they topped the Premiership desk.
The 22-year-old has scored 235 factors this time period and was additionally named alongside club-mates Courtney Lawes, Alex Coles, Curtis Langdon and Ollie Sleightholme within the Premiership’s team of season.
“Profitable this award is an immense honour, particularly as a result of it was voted on by all of the gamers and groups I’ve competed towards, which makes it much more significant,” stated Smith, whose facet face Saracens in Friday’s Premiership semi-final.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with this achievement, so I simply need to say an enormous thanks to my teammates and coaches at Northampton who’ve helped me get this accolade.”
Former England flanker Lawes, 35, will leave Northampton for Brive at the end of this season and has additionally been added to the RPA Corridor of Fame.
Exeter wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso gained the Younger Participant of the 12 months award and Saracens ahead Ben Earl acquired the England Males’s Participant of the 12 months award.
Alex Matthews, in the meantime, gained the England Ladies’s Participant of the 12 months award and her Pink Roses captain Marlie Packer claimed the Particular Advantage prize within the yr through which she gained her a hundredth cap, alongside outgoing Northampton prop Alex Waller.