Tadhg Beirne admits he was surprised to be voted the RPI Players' Players of the Year from his peers tonight. Munster skipper Beirne, 31, saw off competition from his provincial colleague Tom Farrell plus his Ireland colleagues, the Leinster duo Jamison Gibson-Park and Caelan Doris. The Kildare man, who has been selected for his second British and Irish Lions tour, was unable to pick up his award in person at the awards ceremony in Dublin as he is with Munster in Durban ahead of Saturday's URC quarter-final against the Sharks. “I’m honoured to be named as the OCC Consulting Men’s Players’ Player of the Year," said Beirne. "It comes as quite a surprise given that Caelan, Tom and Jamison have all had brilliant seasons. "To be chosen by my fellow Rugby Players Ireland members makes this award even more meaningful, and I really appreciate their support and acknowledgement.” Aoife Dalton was named the Women’s XVs Players’ Player of the Year after a big year for the 22-year-old. The centre is already a key figure in the Ireland side and will be hugely influential at the Rugby World Cup in England later this year. “It’s a very exciting time to be involved with this group of players," she said. "To be recognised by them at such a crucial time for this team is hard to put into words. When I first came into camp, I could sense that something was beginning to build. "And I think we have started to see the fruits of that over recent months both collectively and individually, through the performances of my fellow nominees Amee-Leigh (Costigan), Niamh (O'Dowd) and Dorothy (Wall).” Eimear Considine, who announced her retirement during the season, was recognised for her sporting legacy and longstanding contribution to mental wellbeing discourse. The Clare woman was presented with Zurich Contribution to Irish Society Award as Tackle Your Feelings kicked off its 10-year anniversary celebrations. Dan Sheehan's spectacular return to Test action after his ACL lay-off saw him score a try off the bench in the Six Nations victory over England. That effort earned him the Men’s XVs Try of the Year, while Anna McGann was the winner of the Women’s XVs Try of the Year for finishing off a sweeping team effort against Italy in the Six Nations. Erin King, who was ruled out of the Women's World Cup with a serious knee injury, was named as the Women’s XVs Young Player of the Year. The Wicklow woman picked up the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year last November. Meanwhile, Sam Prendergast was named as the Men’s XVs Young Player of the Year - with his brother Cian, Connacht's captain, on hand to present the Leinster and Ireland No.10 with the award. Dylan O’Grady was named as the Men’s 7s Players’ Player of the Year and Lucinda Kinghan the Women’s 7s Players’ Player of the Year. Ireland’s Triple Crown success was named as the Moment of the Year with Irish captain Caelan Doris closing out the evening by accepting the award on behalf of his teammates. OCC CONSULTING MEN’S XVs PLAYERS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Tadhg Beirne Nominees: Caelan Doris, Tom Farrell, Jamison Gibson-Park OCC CONSULTING WOMEN’S XVs PLAYERS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Aoife Dalton Nominees: Amee-Leigh Costigan, Niamh O’Dowd, Dorothy Wall NEVIN SPENCE MEN’S XVs YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Sam Prendergast Nominees: Gus McCarthy, Ben Murphy ENERGIA WOMEN’s XVs YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Nominees: Ruth Campbell, Aoife Dalton MSL MERCEDES-BENZ BALLSBRIDGE MEN’S XVs TRY OF THE YEAR 2025 Dan Sheehan (v England) Nominees: Stewart Moore (v Stormers), Dan Sheehan (v Ulster Rugby) AIB CORPORATE BANKING WOMEN’S XVs TRY OF THE YEAR 2025 Anna McGann (v Italy) Nominees: Amee-Leigh Costigan (v England), Linda Djougang (v Wales) TRITONLAKE MEN’S 7s PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Dylan O’Grady Nominees: Niall Comerford, Mark Roche TRITONLAKE WOMEN’S 7s PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2025 Lucinda Kinghan Nominees: Hannah Clarke, Kate Farrell-McCabe ZURICH CONTRIBUTION TO IRISH SOCIETY AWARD 2025 Eimear Considine DRUIDS GLEN HOTEL & GOLF RESORT MOMENT ON THE YEAR 2025 Ireland’s Triple Crown Success accepted by Caelan Doris Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.