PART I: PLAYERS
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1. SARACENS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

1. Taine Randell
2. Thomas Castaignède
3. Cobus Visagie
Large’s Choice: Taine Randell

2. SARACENS YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

1. Ben Skirving
2. Ben Broster
3= Robbie Kydd, Ben Russell
Large’s choice: Ben Skirving

3. ZURICH PREMIERSHIP (non Sarries) PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

1= Hugh Vyvyan, Olly Barkley
Large’s choice: Mark Robinson

Others: Voyce, Van Gisbergen, Van der Westhuizen, Reihana, Dowd, Shaw, Jason Robinson, Mark Robinson, Dallaglio, Hanley, Lewsey, Volley.

4. INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
1= Rupeni Caucaunibuca, Gordon D’Arcy
3= Brian O’Driscoll, Carlos Spencer
Large’s Choice: Paul O’Connell

5. FAVOURITE SARACENS PLAYER:

1. Richard Hill
2. Thomas Castaignède
3. Richard Haughton
Large’s choice: Taine Randell

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN OPPOSITION PLAYER AGAINST SARACENS:

1. Simon Shaw
2. Bruce Reihana
3. Andy Goode
Large’s choice: Bruce Reihana at Franklin’s Gardens
Honourable mention: Steve Leyshon, v Saints at Vicarage Road.

7. LEAST FAVOURITE OPPOSITION PLAYER:

1. Martin Johnson
2= Jake Boer, Matt Dawson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Epi Taione
Large’s choice: Mike Tindall - most overrated.

8. PLAYER YOU'D MOST LIKE TO JOIN SARRIES FOR NEXT SEASON OTHER THAN JONNY BLOODY WILKINSON:

1= Simon Shaw, Mark Van Gisbergen
Large’s Choice: Paul O’Connell


PART II: CLUBS
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1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SARACENS TEAM:

1. Sale home
2= Newcastle away, Glasgow home
Large’s choice: Sale home

2. WORST PERFORMANCE BY A SARACENS TEAM:

1. Wasps home
2. Wasps away
3. Bath away
Large’s choice: Glasgow away

3. FAVOURITE CLUB TO VISIT FOR AN AWAY GAME:

1. Northampton
2. Harlequins
3= Leeds, Newcastle
Large’s choice: This season it was Leeds in the ZP and Montferrand best of all.

4. LEAST FAVOURITE CLUB TO VISIT FOR AN AWAY GAME:

1. Leicester
2. Gloucester
3. Wasps
Large’s choice: Sale. Grim, grim, grim.

5. BEST OPPOSITION FANS:

1. London Irish
2. Northampton
3. Glasgow
Large’s choice: Montferrand overall and Irish in the ZP

6. WORST OPPOSITION FANS:

1. Gloucester
2. Leicester
3. Nothampton

Large’s choice: the most ungracious winners with the shortest memories: Bath


7. FAVOURITE ZP TEAM (NON-SARACENS):

1. London Irish
2. Wasps
3. Northampton, Bath
Large’s choice: Wasps for the way they played so well

8. LEAST FAVOURITE TEAM:

1. Leicester
2. Gloucester
Large’s choice: Tigers, natch.

9. BEST BAR:

1.Northampton
2. Harlequins
3. Vicarage Road (!)
Large’s choice: Leeds (except for the cruddy one under the north stand)

10. WORST BAR:

1. Leicester
2= London Irish, Newcastle, Vicarage Road
Large’s choice: Sale. Even the home fans didn’t bother staying after the game



11. BEST 'SOLIDS':

1. Harlequins
2. Northampton
Large’s choice: Northampton

12. WORST 'SOLIDS':

1. Vicarage Road
2. Wasps
Large’s choice: Harlequins. Extortionate price for inedible chicken. I must let someone else do the buying next season

PART III: MISCELLANEOUS
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1. BEST CONTRIBUTION TO THESARACENS.COM MESSAGE BOARD:
1. Meriel
2. Large
3. The Ref
Large’s choice: Benfez for the constant supply of top rumours

2. BEST SARRIES RUGBY MOMENT OF THE SEASON:

For a change, we have a clear winner!

1. Robbie Russell’s try v Glasgow
2. Opening try at home to Newcastle
Large’s choice: The final whistle up at Kingston Park

3. FUNNIEST ON-FIELD RUGBY MOMENT OF THE SEASON:
Hookers make up the top place this year

1= Gordon “Buttock” Bulloch and Richard Cockerill’s antics at VR.
Large’s choice: Ulster 33, Leicester 0.

Honourable mention for “The last minute drop goals, penalties and tries that have denied us
innumerable bonus points this season (how we laughed)”

4. FUNNIEST NON-RUGBY MOMENT OF THE SEASON:
No overall winner but David Campese got two votes; the first for his Oxford Street walk and the second for his presentation of the BBC’s Team of the Year award to the England team.
Large’s choice: The “VIP” area in Rome which consisted of a roped-off area with a few scatter cushions on the bare concrete stand. Proof, if any were needed, that all men are not created equal.

5. BEST REFEREE:
1. Chris White
2= Tony Spreadbury, Ashley Rowden
Honourable mention: The Ref
Large’s choice: Rowden, or he’ll never buy me a pint again ;-)

6. WORST REFEREE:

1. Steve Leyshon
2. David Rose
Large’s choice: I shall ignore the chap who officiated at the Saints home game and plump for Iain Ramage’s virtuoso performance in Clermont-Ferrand.

7. BEST MEDIA PERFORMANCE BY A RUGBY CELEBRITY OR BROADCASTER:

1. John Inverdale
2. Rob Andrew for his squeak when Wilkinson kicked THAT drop goal
3= Ian Robertson’s RWC radio commentary, Brian Moore for the now infamous “Gay Slap” jibe.
Large’s choice: This bloke never gets the recognition he deserves for what he is and that is the best commentator of them all by a country furlong: Take a bow, Miles Harrison.
Honourable mention: David Campese with the sound turned off.

8. WORST MEDIA PERFORMANCE BY A RUGBY CELEBRITY OR BROADCASTER:
1. Jeremy Guscott
2= Keith Wood and Brian Moore on the BBC
Large’s choice: Peter Scrivenor on BBC London’s shocking coverage of Wasps games.
Honourable mention: David Campese with the sound ON.

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