Four nominated for top awards

Ryan has been named alongside Richard Hill of Bristol, Leicester's Pat Howard and Alan Gaffney of Saracens for the coach of the year, Lamb is up for discovery of the season, Foster is in the best try category and Brown is named in tackle of the season award for his hit on Sebastian Chabal of Sale.

The winners being announced at the Guinness Premiership Awards dinner on Wednesday 9th May at The Nursery Pavilion, Lord's Cricket Ground.

The panel consisted of Andrew Baldock (Press Association), Mick Cleary (Daily Telegraph), Miles Harrison (SKY Sports), Stephen Jones (The Sunday Times), Barry Newcombe (Hayters), Dave Rogers (Getty Images) and Phil Winstanley, Rugby Manager at Premier Rugby.

Potential treble winners Leicester Tigers are well represented, with three players nominated in the Player of the Season category. Joining Leicester forwards Martin Castrogiovanni, Martin Corry and Shane Jennings are Saracens fly-half Glen Jackson and Bristol Rugby forward Roy Winters.

Both Jackson and Winters have been nominated for the Professional Rugby Players Association, Players' Player of the Year Award, which will be presented tomorrow night.

Should Martin Corry win, he would be the first player to win the award twice, having won in season 2004/5.

London Wasps have three players nominated in the young player category; the Land Rover Discovery Award. James Haskell, Tom Rees and Dominic Waldouck have been nominated, alongside Toby Flood of Newcastle Falcons and Gloucester Rugby's Lamb.

The full list of awards and nominees is as follows:

Guinness Premiership Player of the Season

Martin Castrogiovanni, Leicester Tigers
Martin Corry, Leicester Tigers
Glen Jackson, Saracens
Shane Jennings, Leicester Tigers
Roy Winters, Bristol Rugby

Land Rover Discovery of the Season

Toby Flood, Newcastle Falcons, 21 years old
James Haskell, London Wasps, 22
Ryan Lamb, Gloucester Rugby, 20
Tom Rees, London Wasps, 22
Dominic Waldouck, London Wasps, 19

O2 Director of Rugby of the Season

Alan Gaffney, Saracens
Richard Hill, Bristol Rugby
Patrick Howard, Leicester Tigers
Dean Ryan, Gloucester Rugby

MBNA Try of the Season

Nick Abendanon, Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers,
Tom May, Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks,
Ben Cohen, Northampton Saints v NEC Harlequins,
Mark Foster, Gloucester Rugby v NEC Harlequins,
Kieran Roche, London Irish v Bristol Rugby,
Tom Varndell, Leicester Tigers v London Irish,

Gilbert Golden Boot

Olly Barkley, Bath Rugby
Glen Jackson, Saracens
Adrian Jarvis, NEC Harlequins

EDF Energy Community Player of the Season

Richard Haughton, Saracens
Matt Perry, Bath Rugby
Dale Rasmussen, Worcester Warriors
Dave Walder, London Wasps

Gillette Power Award

Alex Brown, Gloucester Rugby
Mark Cueto, Sale Sharks
Bruce Reihana, Northampton saints
Roy Winters, Bristol Rugby