Rugby certificate templates and badges
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A rugby certificate template is the quickest way to turn a club's awards night into something players keep. Clubs, schools and universities give a rugby award at the end of every season: player of the season, players' player, top try scorer, most improved, the coaches' award. Junior and mini sections often hand one to every child, and union, league and sevens sides all mark their seasons the same way.
A good certificate for rugby names the player, the team and the season, and says in a line or two what they did: tries scored, tackles made, matches played, the way they led. The head coach and the captain usually sign it. The designs here come as certificates in A4 and US Letter, and as digital badges a player can share on LinkedIn or a sports CV.
Wording
What to write on a rugby certificate
Use these lines as they are, or as a start for your own. Every template comes with wording you can change in the studio.
Wording for a rugby player of the season award
- “For an outstanding season in the first fifteen: tries, tackles and the calm head that held the side together.”
- “Awarded to our player of the season for consistency, courage and leadership in every match.”
- “For a season of hard carries, big tackles and a work rate that never dropped.”
Lines for players' player and most improved
- “Voted by the squad as players' player, for the teammate everyone wants beside them.”
- “Most improved player: for the hours at training that showed on match day.”
- “For stepping up from the second team and earning a place in the starting fifteen.”
Wording for junior and mini rugby certificates
- “For great tackling, great teamwork and a big smile at every session.”
- “Well done on your first season of tag rugby: keep running, keep passing, keep having fun.”
- “For always passing the ball and always helping a teammate up.”
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FAQ
Questions, answered
The players' player is chosen by a vote of the squad, so it rewards the teammate the players most respect. The coaches' player is picked by the coaching staff, often for work that is easy to miss from the touchline, such as defensive effort or set-piece work. Many clubs give both on the same night.
Yes. Both codes play to an H-shaped goal, so the goal post designs fit union, league and sevens alike. Change the team name, the division and the position to match your code, for example hooker or loose forward in league, or the sevens squad for a tournament.
Tries, tackles, appearances and points from the boot are easy to check and mean something to the player. Keep the list short, three or four lines, and add one line about character, such as leadership or commitment, since much of a forward's work never shows up in the figures.
Most clubs have the head coach sign with the club or team captain, which matches who chose the winner. For a club's top award, such as club person of the year, the chairman or president often signs as well.
Many mini and junior sections give every player a certificate at the end of the season, then add a few named awards for effort or teamwork. At the youngest ages the aim is to keep children enjoying the game, so awards for effort usually matter more than awards for results.
Usually at an end-of-season dinner or presentation evening after the last league match, often in the clubhouse. Schools tend to present them at a sports evening or a final assembly, and sevens sides at the end of a tournament.
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