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Five Springboks, including captain Siya Kolisi, have been named in the World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Dream Team of the year.
SA Rugby boss, Mark Alexander, and coach Jacque Nienabar, also congratulated Malcolm Marx, Eben Etzebeth, Lukhanyo Am, and Makazole Mapimpi for their inclusion.
He said with five representatives, the Springboks contributed the most players to the Dream Team, with three from the All Blacks have three, two from the Wallabies, one each from Scotland, England, France, and Wales.
“To contribute a third of the World Rugby Dream Team not only underlines how good the Springboks performed in a very difficult season but also how our individual players rose to the occasion – and this is true for more than just these five,” Alexander said.
He said it was “a well-deserved accolade in what was an important season for the national team following a long absence from international rugby due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Alexander said another big day awaits the country’s top players on Friday when the SA Rugby Player of the Year nominees, along with the short-listed players for a cohort of other awards for the 2021 season, would be announced.
The four players nominated for the World Rugby Player of the year, Maro Itoje (England lock), Michael Hooper (Wallaby loose forward), Antoine Dupont (French scrumhalf), and Samu Kerevi (Wallaby centre).
