Jonny May makes LV= Breakthrough award final shortlist
Monday 06th Feb 2012
The six finalists of the LV= Breakthrough Player Award have today been unveiled, with James Grant rugby client Jonny May among those named.
Following a week of tough deliberating between panel members Martin Bayfield (ITV), Gywn Jones (S4C), Ieuan Evans (Sky) and Gavin Mairs (Telegraph), the final six – who were whittled down from a list of 20 hopefuls – includes four English and two Welsh representatives.
21-year-old Jonny May is selected from a crop of exciting talent at Gloucester, standing out for his stunning performance against Toulouse in this season’s Heineken Cup.
LV= Breakthrough Player shortlist
> George Ford (Leicester Tigers)
> Jonathan Joseph (London Irish)
> Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
> Liam Williams (Scarlets)
> Matthew Morgan (Ospreys)
> Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors)
The winner of the LV=Cup Breakthrough Player Award is now in the hands of supporters, who can make their choice by visiting www.lv.co.uk/rugby. The player with the highest number of nominations will receive a Tag Heuer watch plus £1,000 donated to a local grassroots club of their choice and of course, the inaugural LV= Cup Breakthrough Player trophy.
The winner of the award, which is designed to recognise a young player who has stood out in the 2011-12 competition, will be announced on Tuesday March 13. Voting will close at midnight on March 11.
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