Garry Ringrose’s remarkable consistency across the season has been acknowledged by his peers.
The shortlist is out for the Zurich Player of the Year award.
Garry Ringrose gets the nod alongside James Lowe and Andrew Conway of Munster and Ulster's John Cooney.
Leinster pair Caelen Doris and Ryan Baird have both been shortlisted for the Young Player of the Year award, along with Munster's Shane Daly.
Doris made his Irish debut against Scotland in February ,and went on to produce influential performances for both club and country while Baird's emergence has also been recognised.
The province's Cliodhna Moloney and Linda Djougang are both in the running for the women's fifteens player of the year, alongside Connacht's Edel McMahon.
The retiring Louise Galvin is joined on the shortlist for Women’s 7s Player of the Year by Kathy Baker and Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, who has won the award on three previous occasions.
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