Leo Cullen Crowned URC's Coach of the Season

The Leinster boss collects the URC's Coach of the Season award after leading his side to victory in the Irish Shield and the top of the overall United Rugby Championship standings at the end of the regular season.

A record-breaking victory over Glasgow Warriors followed in the Final Eight but Leinster could not book a place in the Grand Final after suffering a home Final Four defeat to the Vodacom Bulls on Friday night.

Cullen also led Leinster to the Heineken Champions Cup final this season, with a narrow defeat to La Rochelle in Marseille.

This award was voted for by the URC’s 16 head coaches and leaves only one prize still to be announced – the Players’ Player of the Season.

It is the second prize won by a Leinster representative during the URC Awards, with Ross Byrne having been selected at fly-half in the Dream Team.

URC Awards Winners List 2021-22

Tackle Machine: Alan O’Connor (Ulster)

Turnover King: Jac Morgan (Ospreys)

Gilbert Golden Boot: Gareth Anscombe (Ospreys)

Top Try Scorer: Leolin Zas (DHL Stormers)

Ironman: Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls)

Next-Gen Player of the Season: Evan Roos (DHL Stormers)

Vodacom Fans’ Player of the Season: Evan Roos (DHL Stormers)

Loch Lomond Coach of the Season: Leo Cullen (Leinster)

Dream Team: Warrick Gelant (DHL Stormers), Seabelo Senatla (DHL Stormers), James Hume (Ulster), Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers), Leolin Zas (DHL Stormers), Ross Byrne (Leinster), Craig Casey (Munster); Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks), Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls), Thomas du Toit (Cell C Sharks), Jean Kleyn (Munster), Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls), Marcell Coetzee (Vodacom Bulls), Nick Timoney (Ulster), Evan Roos (DHL Stormers)