CORNISH All Blacks' top points scorer Kieron Lewitt picked up two big honours at the club's end-of-season awards evening at Polson Bridge.
The talented full-back, who is also backs coach at the club, was named as the club's Player of the Year and the Supporters' Player of the Year.
He finished the National Two South campaign with 262 points.
The Players' Player of the Year award went to versatile back Nielson Webber, who has been named for the first time in the England Counties squad, which has a two-match tour of Belgium next month.
He joined the club from National Three South West side Barnstaple last summer, and can play at scrum half, fly half or in either centre position.
Former Okehampton scrum half Richard Friend, who rejoined the All Blacks last June after a spell on loan at Barnstaple, was chosen as the Coaches' Player of the Year.
The Most Improved Player award went to centre Liam Yeo, who also picked up the Young Back of the Year honour, while hooker Fred Bulut and back rower Lloyd Duke were joint winners of the Young Forward of the Year prize.
Club Person of the Year went to director Dave Baker; and the Player On And Off The Field award went to club captain and assistant coach Tom Rawlings.
The Endeavour Award (For Achievement Throughout The Season) was presented to head coach Cliff 'Spike' Rainford, who did very well to steer the club to seventh place in the National Two South table, in his first season in the hot seat and with a substantially reduced playing budget. Webber will be joined on the England Counties tour by his All Blacks team-mate, Cornwall skipper and lock Ben Hilton, and Duchy and Redruth prop Darren Jacques, who have both played for the Counties before.
The tour will run from June 8-17 and will include matches against a Belgium President's XV on Wednesday, June 12, and a Belgium XV on Sunday, June 16.
The tour party will also carry out coaching sessions and outreach visits while in the country.
Another former All Blacks favourite, back rower Sam Hocking, had to turn down a place as the tour clashes with pre-season training for his new club Ealing Trailfinders as they prepare for their first campaign in the Championship after winning the National League One title.
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