Lions Rugby
Emirates Lions utility back Sanele Nohamba has been named the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season, capping off a stellar season.
SA Rugby said the 25-year-old follows in the footsteps of DHL Stormers duo Evan Roos and Manie Libbok, who won the award in the first two seasons of URC.
The other 2024 nominees were the Vodacom Bulls' duo of Cameron Hanekom (loose forward) and Kurt-Lee Arendse (wing).
Nohamba started in 17 of the 18 games in the 2023/24 season, scoring two tries, kicking 32 conversions, 14 penalty goals, and a drop goal for a personal tally of 119 finishing fourth overall after the league phase of the competition.
SA Rugby president, Mark Alexander, congratulated Nohamba on his exceptional season, which also earned him an invitation to the Springbok alignment camps.
"It's often said that there is no more space in our game for players who are smaller in stature, but Sanele disproved that assumption this season," said Alexander.
"What he lacks in size, he makes up for in skill, heart, and temperament. This award is a testament to his remarkable attitude.
Sanele adapted seamlessly from scrumhalf to flyhalf and excelled in the No. 10 jersey, catching the attention of Rassie Erasmus," he added.
The winner of the Vodacom URC Player of the Season Award goes to… @LionsRugbyCo’s Sanele Nohamba ????@Vodacom #URC | #URCAwards
— Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial_RSA) June 18, 2024
