Canterbury and the Crusaders successful year was celebrated at the Red and Blacks' annual awards dinner on Saturday night. In attendance was the Air New Zealand Cup and Rebel Sport Super 14 trophy. Kieran Read (right) picked up two awards on the night including The Canterbury Rugby Supporters' Club player of the year award. The winners were...

Outstanding off-field achievement (Pat Vincent award): Tyson Keats

Academy player of the year (Frank Creighton Trophy): Adam Whitelock

Most improved Crusader award (Tui Trophy): Tim Bateman

Crusaders player of the year (Rebel Sport Trophy): Leon MacDonald

Women's player of the year (Townsend Trophy): Casey Robertson

Maori player of the year (Canterbury Maori Trophy): Tim Bateman

Colts player of the year (WD Johnstone Memorial Trophy): Matt Todd

Canterbury B player of the year (Tui Trophy): Andrew Olorenshaw

First year Air NZ Cup squad player award (Merivale-Papanui Trophy): Colin Slade

Players' team player of the year award: Kieran Read

The Canterbury Rugby Supporters' Club player of the year award: Kieran Read