Bath Rugby centre, Jonathan Joseph, secured a tremendous double at the RPA Players' Awards 2015, being crowned both the RPA Players' Player of the Year and The England Player of the Year 2015 in association with Rhead Group.
On a night where 2003 Rugby World Cup winner, Jonny Wilkinson, became the latest inductee into the RPA Hall of Fame in association with KPMG, Joseph polled the most number of votes from his fellow players to complete a memorable night for the 23-year-old.
The Bath Rugby and England centre has been in outstanding form for both club and country during the 2014/15 season, helping to propel Bath into second place in the Aviva Premiership table and crossing the line four times in five games during England's 2015 RBS 6 Nations campaign.
Joseph said upon winning the awards: "I'm extremely honoured to win both of these prestigious awards, especially given the immense quality amongst the other nominees. As always I would like to thank the people who've made this possible, my family and friends, teammates, coaches and all the people who have pushed me to strive to achieve my absolute best. I'm enormously proud to have my name on two of the RPA's Awards, it's an absolute pleasure to have received this level of recognition from my peers."
The RPA Players' Awards 2015 winners:
RPA Players' Player of the Year 2015
Winner- Jonathan Joseph – Bath Rugby
Nominated- George Ford – Bath Rugby
Nominated- Samu Manoa – Northampton Saints
Nominated- Sinoti Sinoti – Newcastle Falcons
Nominated- Thomas Waldrom – Exeter Chiefs
LV= Young Player of the Year 2015
Winner- Henry Slade – Exeter Chiefs
Nominated- George Ford – Bath Rugby
Nominated- Maro Itoje – Saracens
Nominated- Jonathan Joseph – Bath Rugby
Nominated- Anthony Watson – Bath Rugby
The England Player of the Year 2015 in association with Rhead Group
Winner- Jonathan Joseph – Bath Rugby
Nominated- George Ford – Bath Rugby
Nominated- Joe Marler – Harlequins
Nominated- Billy Vunipola – Saracens
HSBC England Sevens Player of the Year 2015
Winner- Alex Gray
Nominated- Charlie Hayter
Nominated- Tom Mitchell
The Sunday Times England Women's Player of the Year 2015
Winner- Rochelle Clark
Nominated- Alexandra Matthews
Nominated- Emily Scarratt
Nominated- Tamara Taylor
Greene King IPA Championship Player of the Year Award in association with the RFU
Winner- Matthew Morgan – Bristol Rugby
Nominated- Mark Bright- London Scottish
Nominated- Alex Rieder – Rotherham Titans
TAG Heuer Special Merit Award
Winner- Mark Cueto – Sale Sharks
The RPA Blyth Spirit Award in association with Towergate Insurance
Winner- Matt Hampson
The RPA Hall of Fame Induction in association with KPMG
Winner- Jonny Wilkinson
