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Tom Rees was confirmed as the Land Rover Discovery of the Season, with back row colleague James Haskell in second place and centre Dominic Waldouck in third.
The selection for this award was the hardest decision for the panel, with the judges variously describing it as "sensationally difficult" and "tougher than the main award".
Phil Winstanley added, "At one stage I think we had a three way tie for this award. In the end, the panel felt in Tom Rees we had a player who had moved on from being a support player in his club squad, to be first choice with his club and an England international.
Whilst the other nominees had performed exceptionally well, the panel felt Tom had done so more consistently throughout the season."
Pat Howard of Leicester Tigers was rewarded for his team's success in reaching the final of all three tournaments with the award of the O2 Director of Rugby of the Season.
Having already won the EDF Energy Cup, Howard takes his side to Twickenham on successive weekends to play firstly Gloucester Rugby and then London Wasps in an effort to achieve an unprecedented treble.
The panel also commended Richard Hill for his work in taking Bristol Rugby into the top four of the Guinness Premiership and Gloucester Rugby's Dean Ryan for finishing the league season in first place with a squad of exciting young English players.
They also commended Alan Gaffney for establishing Saracens as serious title challengers after several seasons outside the top four.
The full list of nominees and winners is as follows:
Guinness Premiership Player of the Season 2006/07
Winner: Martin Castrogiovanni, Leicester Tigers
Runner up: Shane Jennings, Leicester Tigers
Third: Roy Winters, Bristol Rugby
Also nominated:
Martin Corry, Leicester Tigers
Glen Jackson, Saracens
Land Rover Discovery of the Season 2006/07
Winner: Tom Rees, London Wasps, 22 years old
Runner up: James Haskell, London Wasps, 22
Third: Dominic Waldouck, London Wasps, 19
Also nominated:
Toby Flood, Newcastle Falcons, 21
Ryan Lamb, Gloucester Rugby, 20
O2 Director of Rugby of the Season 2006/07
Winner: Patrick Howard, Leicester Tigers
Also nominated:
Alan Gaffney, Saracens
Richard Hill, Bristol Rugby
Dean Ryan, Gloucester Rugby
MBNA Try of the Season 2006/07
Winner: Mark Foster, Gloucester Rugby v NEC Harlequins, Saturday 17th March
Runner up: Kieran Roche, London Irish v Bristol Rugby, Saturday 16th September
Third: Nick Abendanon, Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers, Saturday 9th September
Also nominated:
Tom May, Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks, Tuesday 26th December
Ben Cohen, Northampton Saints v NEC Harlequins, Saturday 17th February
Tom Varndell, Leicester Tigers v London Irish, Saturday 18th November
Gilbert Golden Boot Award 2006/07
Winner: Glen Jackson, Saracens
Also nominated:
Olly Barkley, Bath Rugby
Adrian Jarvis, NEC Harlequins
EDF Energy Community Player of the Season 2006/07
Winner: Matt Perry, Bath Rugby
Also nominated:
Richard Haughton, Saracens
Dale Rasmussen, Worcester Warriors
Dave Walder, London Wasps
Gillette Power Award 2006/07
Winner: Alex Brown, Gloucester Rugby
Also nominated:
Mark Cueto, Sale Sharks
Bruce Reihana, Northampton saints
Roy Winters, Bristol Rugby
The Times Team Performance of the Season 2006/07
Winner: Bristol Rugby for Bristol Rugby v Gloucester Rugby (24 Nov) 14-12
Also nominated:
Leicester Tigers for Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks (3 Sept) 35-23
London Wasps for London Wasps v Saracens (8 Apr) 27-26
Sky Sports Dream Team 2006/07
1. Martin Castrogiovanni, Leicester Tigers
2. George Chuter, Leicester Tigers
3. Darren Crompton, Bristol Rugby
4. Roy Winters, Bristol Rugby
5. Marco Bortolami, Gloucester Rugby (captain)
6. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Sale Sharks
7. Andy Hazell, Gloucester Rugby
8. Dan Ward-Smith, Bristol Rugby
9. Harry Ellis, Leicester Tigers
10. Glen Jackson, Saracens
11. David Lemi, Bristol Rugby
12. Toby Flood, Newcastle Falcons
13. Seilala Mapusua, London Irish
14. David Strettle, NEC Harlequins
15. Mike Brown, NEC Harlequins
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