In an exciting night organised by Newcastle Thunder and hosted by TV presenter, Andy Sixsmith, 220 people from across the North East's clubs crammed into Kingston Park to recognise the many achievements of the year.

With 21 nominations across the 13 categories, the Rockets were hopeful of a successful evening.

The first award of the night was always going to be a Rockets victory as all three nominees were from the club.

The lucky recipient in the end was Lewis Davey, selected as Junior Match Official of the Year as refereeing has become one of many ways Davey is involved with the game.

The club's second award was Spirit of the Community, which was won by Steven Beaty, a fitting reward for his work developing Rockets Community in recent years.

After the break for dinner, it was Mark Roberts who lifted U14 Championship Player of the Year to loud acclaim from his teammates.

Harry Cable then lifted U16 Championship Player of the Year, an award shared joint with Tyler Walton from Wallsend Eagles.

The evening featured many inspiring stories and speeches from across those who are crucial for the North East game and from Newcastle Thunder alike.

In his introduction to the evening, the RFL's James Shuttleworth spoke at length at the quality and scope that now exists in the region and how exciting the future looks.

The likes of Jarrow Vikings, who won the NE Premier Division, and Catterick Crusaders who have been transformed in recent years both walked away with multiple awards, with nominations and prizes also falling across numerous other clubs too.

"We are so pleased for all our winners"said Jeff Ball, Rockets Chairman.

"We always say the club is all about our members, the Rockets Family and it is great to see so many of them receive recognition through being nominated or talking home a trophy.

"Thank you to everyone that came along and made it a brilliant night. It proves there are a lot of good clubs and people in the North East and these awards are a fitting way to recognise them all."

More details and photos to follow.

Shortlists in full. Asterisk denotes winner:

U12's Player of the Year nominees

Adam Rogers (Cramlington Rockets)
Jordan Webster (Cramlington Rockets)
Jeremy Civil (Catterick Crusaders)
William Groves (Catterick Crusaders)
Thomas Burton (East Cumbria Crusaders)
Vegas Liddell (Whitley Bay Barbarians)
Ryan Crossley (Gateshead Storm)
Arron Moore (Gateshead Storm)

U14's Shield Player of the Year nominees

Tyler Hepple* (Gateshead Storm)
Cameron Sneddon (Gateshead Storm)
Jack Cregan (Cramlington Rockets)
Matthew Peggie (Cramlington Rockets)
George Hubb (Whitley Bay Barbarians)
Owen Foster (Whitley Bay Barbarians)

U14's Championship Player of the Year nominees

Alex Donaghy (Cramlington Rockets)
Fergus Simpson (Cramlington Rockets)
Mark Roberts* (Cramlington Rockets)
Jonny Grey (Durham Tigers)
Morgan Jobling (Durham Tigers)
Oscar Butterill (Catterick Crusaders)

U16's Shield Player of the year nominees

Shane Ivey (Peterlee Pumas)
Aiden Wells (Peterlee Pumas)
Cole Potts (Catterick Crusaders)
Dean Carling (Cramlington Rockets)
Callum Piert (Catterick Crusaders)
Cameron Taylor (Cramlington Rockets)

U16's Championship Player of the Year nominees

Elliot Blain (Cramlington Rockets),
Harry Cable* (Cramlington Rockets)
Tom Wilcox (Cramlington Rockets)
Tyler Walton* (Wallsend Eagles)
Rory Nettleton (Jarrow Vikings)
Reece Amir (Jarrow Vikings)

Junior Coach of the year nominees

Danny Gilroy (Cramlington Rockets U16's)
Jason Batey & Steve O'Reilly* (Catterick Crusaders U14's)
Paul Gray & Andy Taylor (Durham Tigers U14's)
Zach Adey (Gateshead Storm U14's)
Neil Emmerson (Gateshead Storm U10's)

Junior Match official of the year nominees

Lewis Davey*
Deb Senior
Nicky Beaty

Men's Match official of the year nominees

Derick Pocklington
Adam Houston*
Baz Smart

Men's Coach of the year nominees

George Taylor* (Jarrow Vikings)
Jason Grant (Catterick Crusaders)
Chris Hood, Steven Bradley & Stephen Rutherford (Wallsend Eagles)

Young player of the year nominees

Tom Gardner (Catterick Crusaders)
Jonah Mcintyre* (Jarrow Vikings)
Joe Morris (Cramlington Rockets)
Jack Inglis (Gateshead Storm)
Sam Brookes (Whitley Bay Barbarians)

Player of the year nominees

Kai Downey (Wallsend Eagles)
Liam Scott* (Wallsend Eagles)
Derick Worthington (Jarrow Vikings)
Michael Mitchell (Cramlington Rockets)
Brad Green (Peterlee Pumas)

Spirit of the Community Award nominees

Adam Snowdon (Cramlington Rockets)
Robert Jones (Gateshead Storm)
Steve Beaty Jnr* (Cramlington Rockets)

Volunteer of the year nominees

Stephen Lamb (Cramlington Rockets)
Jason Grant* (Catterick Crusaders)
Geoff & Michelle Hurst (Gateshead Storm)