St Helens Nominated In
Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards 2023

St Helens R.F.C. has been nominated for three awards at the Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards 2023.

The club has been put forward for: the Overall Matchday Hospitality, Visiting Rugby Directors, and Matchday Hospitality (Small Stadium) Awards.

The awards will take place at Southampton FC’s St. Mary’s Stadium on Thursday, 8th June, sponsored Global Payments Inc. and Hungrrr, recognising the efforts and dedication shown by the catering, conference and events teams at every rugby and football stadium across the UK. There will be a total of 14 different award categories, with a Bronze, Silver and Winner award for each presented on the evening. This means there are at least 42 awards up for grabs in 2023.

General Manager at St Helens R.F.C, Dave Hutchinson credited the fantastic work of the club's Stadium, Events and Hospitality staff saying: ““It is a huge honour for the Totally Wicked Stadium and our operation within to be recognised for these three categories, and the credit must be firmly aimed at the staff who have planned, prepared, and executed the hospitality which has been experienced and credited with these nominations.

“We never set out to do what we do to win awards, we do it to give the best possible service, quality and experience we can, and often this is carried out with tight financial constraints, which makes this even more of an achievement.

“Whatever the outcome, I am extremely proud of what our staff here manage to deliver day in day out and we hope the evening is a great success for venues, clubs, and the industry as a whole.”

Award Categories

Overall Matchday Hospitality Award – Presented by by headline sponsors Global Payments Inc. and Hungrrr.

This award pitches all-sized clubs against all, to announce the overall winning UK stadium.

Visiting Directors Awards – Football & Rugby – Sponsored by FC Business & Conference News.

The Visiting Directors Award categories are voted for by Directors at each club. They are asked to nominate the club where they had the best away experience when travelling with their team. They are specifically asked to consider the welcome, service and catering when casting their votes. There will be an award for both rugby and football venues.

Matchday Hospitality Award – Sponsored by Chefs & Events Staffing.

Reported by professional Salon Culinaire chef judges who experience hospitality at UK clubs this season using strict criteria. This is divided by size of hospitality offering with an award for:

Matchday Hospitality Award – Small Stadium (up to 1000 hospitality seats)

Matchday Hospitality Award – Medium Stadium (1001 – 2000 hospitality seats)

Matchday Hospitality Award – Large Stadium (2001+ hospitality seats)