Kellaway & Robertson named as two of five finalists for Newcomer of the Year

Waratahs, Andrew Kellaway and Tom Robertson are two of the five players named as finalists for the 2016 RUPA Newcomer of the Year, in possibly the strongest field in the award’s decade-long history.

Kellaway and Robertson join Australian Sevens breakout, Henry Hutchison, Brumby, Joe Powell and Melbourne Rebels Wallaby, who is also a former Manly Marlins representative, Reece Hodge on the five-player shortlist, to be voted on by Australia’s professional players and announced at the annual Volvo-RUPA Awards Lunch next month.

 Previous winners, RUPA Newcomer of the Year award:

• 2006 – Berrick Barnes
• 2007 – David Pocock
• 2008 – Ben Lucas
• 2009 – Laurie Weeks
• 2010 – Pat McCabe
• 2011 – Ben Tapuai
• 2012 – Joe Tomane
• 2013 – Israel Folau
• 2014 – Sean McMahon
• 2015 – Sefanaia Naivalu