PHOTO OF 2013 WINNERS: from left to right: Stephen Jones, Martyn Williams, Gavin Hastings, Rory Underwood, John Hayes and Peter Winterbottom<\/p>\n
28 January 2013: Rugby Legends from the British and Irish Lions were honoured at the Government\u2019s All Party Parliamentary Rugby Awards, sponsored once again by global independent IT services company CSC, in a prestigious ceremony held at the Houses of Parliament on the evening of Friday, 25th January 2013.<\/p>\n
The award winners were: England \u2013 Rory Underwood and Peter Winterbottom, Wales \u2013 Stephen Jones and Martyn Williams, Scotland \u2013 Gavin Hastings and for Ireland \u2013 John Hayes.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s awards celebrated players who have made an outstanding contribution to the British and Irish Lions and honours their achievements that mark them out as the real \u201cLions legends\u201d.<\/p>\n
The winners were presented with their award by the All Party Parliamentary Rugby Group Committee.<\/p>\n
Liz Benison, UK Managing Director at CSC said: “CSC are delighted to sponsor these prestigious awards and pay special tribute to these sportsmen. Their exceptional calibre and dedication has been inspirational and entertained millions epitomising the wealth of talent within the sport. We congratulate the All Party Parliamentary Rugby Group on this unique awards initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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