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Thu January 1, 2009
by Gavin Willacy
Source: Scotland Rugby League
Scotland Rugby league celebrate Hogmany by announcing their annual Player of the Year for each nation team, with Iain Morrison lifting the Dave Valentine Award as top performer in the senior team. Morrison was selected by the Scotland management team of coach Steve McCormack, assistant Dave Rotheram and manager Richard Thewliss.
Second-rower Morrison now plays for McCormack at Widnes Vikings, having also played at hometown club London Broncos, Hull KR and Huddersfield Giants, where Valentine, Scotland's greatest ever rugby league player, made his name after leaving Hawick. Valentine captained Great Britain to World Cup glory in 1954, while Morrison helped Scotland to a victory over Fiji in the 2008 World Cup, their first win in the finals tournament. Morrison, whose father is Glaswegian, has also represented Scotland at the Under-19 Rugby Union World Cup while with Harlequins.
"Iain was the stand-out performer for Scotland throughout the World Cup," said McCormack, "and is a clear winner. His attitude and application on and off the field were superb and he set an example for others to follow. Ian Henderson (New Zealand Warriors hooker) also deserves a lot of credit for a superb tournament." Morrison also won the Rugby League International Federation nomination as top Scottish player during the World Cup in Australia.
Edinburgh Eagles forward John Cox was voted top player for the Scotland A side. After three years in the team, Cox ? who has played rugby union in the English Premiership and Heineken Cup and now plays for Currie ? was a driving force in helping Scotland finish second in the Amateur Four Nations Championship last summer with wins over Ireland and England Lionhearts.
Manchester Metropolitan University's Scott Porteous wins the Roy Kinnear Award as Scotland Students Player of the Year, twelve months after being considered the stand-out performer for Scotland A team. It is fitting that Liverpool Buccaneers hooker Porteous, a Wiganer, should win the Roy Kinnear Award, named after the Heriots, Scotland and British Lions union star who became a big money smash hit at Wigan in the late 1920s. It is hoped that Porteous will receive his award from Roy's grandson, the actor Rory Kinnear, who starred as Dennis Thatcher in last night's BBC TV drama 'Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley'.
The awards will be presented in the New Year.
Scotland Rugby League Player of the Year AwardsDave Valentine Award - Scotland Senior Team Player of the Year
2008: Iain Morrison - Widnes Vikings
Previous winners:
2007 Duncan MacGillivray - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
2006 Neil Lowe - Doncaster Lakers
2005 Jon Steel - Hull KR
2004 Chris Birchall - Halifax
David Rose Award - Scotland 'A' Team Player of the Year2008: John Cox - Edinburgh Eagles
Previous winners:
2007 Scott Porteous - Liverpool Buccaneers
2006 Andy Todd - Edinburgh Eagles
2005 Barry Edgar - Glasgow Bulls
2004 Andy Brown - Fife Lions
Roy Kinnear Award - Scotland Students Player of the Year2008: Scott Porteous - Manchester Metropolitan University
Previous winners:
2007 Barry Earl - Napier University
2006 James Morrow - Leeds Met University
2005 David Simm - Napier University
2004 Andy McPhail - Napier University
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 2008 World Cup
Scotland
3 games; [View] Pool B [26 Oct 08] L 18-36 v France. [SR]
[View] Pool B [05 Nov 08] W 18-16 v Fiji. [SR]
[View] Ranking Games [08 Nov 08] L 0-48 v Tonga. [SR]
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2007 engage English Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers
11 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Feb 07] W 14-9 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 07] W 17-10 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 07] L 10-26 v Harlequins (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [10 Mar 07] W 22-20 v Leeds (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 07] L 12-30 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [23 Mar 07] L 14-42 v St Helens (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [27 May 07] L 10-18 v Leeds (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [30 Jun 07] L 18-32 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [08 Jul 07] L 20-30 v Hull FC (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [22 Jul 07] L 20-60 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [09 Sep 07] L 24-40 v Wigan (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
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2005 English Super League
Huddersfield Giants
5 games; [View] Round 5 [11 Mar 05] W 34-18 v Widnes (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 05] L 8-14 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 05] L 22-36 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [07 Aug 05] W 44-12 v Wildcats (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 05] W 68-16 v Leigh (H). [BE]
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