01 Nov 2018 Leicester City, Warwickshire CCC and Leeds Rhinos among winners of 2018 IOG Awards BY Tom Walker |
Groundscare teams at Leicester City Football Club, Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos rugby club are among the winners of the 2018 Institute of Groundsmanship’s (IOG) awards for groundskeeping. The winners were announced at a sell-out awards gala last night at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole attended by 650 people. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the awards celebrate the achievements by volunteer and professional teams, as well as individuals at facilities ranging from grassroots to professional stadia level. “Having this year suffered extreme weather conditions, with the winter’s ‘Beast from the East’ through to this summer’s unprecedented record heatwave, the climate has tested groundsmen to their limits," said IOG chief executive Geoff Webb. “It has not been easy, yet we have seen how fantastic our profession is and this year’s awards had a fantastic array of nominees who have all achieved very high standards." The full list of winners: Professional Football Grounds Team or the Year (From Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premier League) Leicester City FC Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year (From English Leagues 1 & 2, National League, National League North/South, Scottish Championship & Leagues 1 & 2, Ireland & Wales Professional Leagues) Rotherham United FC Professional Cricket Grounds Team of the Year Warwickshire CCC, Edgbaston Professional Rugby Football League Grounds Team of the Year Leeds Rhinos (Leeds Rugby) Professional Rugby Football Union Grounds Team of the Year Scottish RFU (BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh) Most Promising Sports Turf Student of the Year Matthew Skingle, Coventry City FC Young Grounds Person of the Year John Wright, Southampton FC Sports Grounds Team/Person of the Year Crowborough RFC, East Sussex Community Sports Club Grounds Team/Person of the Year Stanningley Sports & Amateur Rugby League Club, Leeds Public Sector Sports Ground Team of the Year Gavin Jones Ltd (Aspire Defence, Project Allenby/Connaught), Surrey. Bowling Grounds Team/Person of the Year Burleys (Crouch Bowling Club, East Sussex). Best Managed Artificial Surface of the Year Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow. Environmental and Ecology Strategy Award Forest Green Rovers FC, Gloucestershire. Professional Multi-Sports Ground/Facility Team of the Year Bath Recreation Ground. University/College Grounds Team of the Year University of Leicester. Independent School Grounds Team of the Year St Joseph’s College, Ipswich International Ambassador of the Year Jonathan Calderwood, Paris Saint-Germain FC. Professional Tennis Courts Grounds Team/Person of the Year Devonshire Park, Eastbourne Professional Horse Racing Grounds Team of the Year Lingfield Park Racecourse, Surrey Alex R Millar Award – chosen from the outstanding winner across all award categories Gary Barwell, Warwickshire CCC. Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement Award Peter Dury IOG Outstanding Achievement Awards Carl Pass and Steve Prinn Close Window |