Hugh Farelly serves up his end-of-year awards following a mixed time for Irish rugby in The Irish Independent.
"It's a tradition as old as the game itself, the end of season awards, and this year is a little tougher than 2009 when Irish rugby swept all before it.
"A hit-and-miss Six Nations was followed by a challenging, injury-ravaged summer tour that produced no victories but did flag the potential of younger players just over a year out from the World Cup."