SA Rugby
World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year for 2024, Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, is one of five nominees for SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year for the past season, along with Damian De Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe and Ox Nche.
Etzebeth, SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year in the past two seasons, and Kolbe were also nominated for the World Rugby Award, while De Allende and Nche, both members of World Rugby’s 2024 Dream Team, added their names to a star-studded shortlist for the top award in South Africa with consistently good performances in the Green and Gold.
SA Rugby announced the nominees, as voted for by members of the media and coaching staff from the governing body, in nine categories on Friday.
The winners will be named early next year, along with the annual OUTsurance Referee of the Year, Provincial Women’s Player of the Year and Associate Member of the Year.
The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year
Damian De Allende
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Eben Etzebeth
Cheslin Kolbe
Ox Nche
SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year
Aseza Hele
Libbie Janse van Rensburg
Chumisa Qawe
Nadine Roos
Vainah Ubisi
SA Rugby Young Player of the Year
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (Springboks / DHL Stormers)
Cameron Hanekom (Springboks / Vodacom Bulls)
Jordan Hendrikse (Springboks / Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Quan Horn (Springboks / Emirates Lions)
Henco van Wyk (Emirates Lions)
Springbok Sevens Men’s Player of the Year
Selvyn Davids
Zain Davids
Ryan Oosthuizen
Junior Springbok Player of the Year
Bathobele Hlekani
Jurenzo Julius
JF van Heerden
Team of the Year
Hollywoodbets Sharks
Springboks
Springbok Sevens
Coach of the Year
Rassie Erasmus (Springboks)
Philip Snyman (Springbok Sevens)
Jake White (Vodacom Bulls)
Carling Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
Renzo du Plessis (Fidelity ADT Lions)
Clinton Swart (Airlink Pumas)
Vincent Tshituka (Hollywoodbets Sharks XV)
Carling Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year
Jayden Bantom (Eastern Province)
Ashlon Davids (Sanlam Boland Kavaliers)
Thurlow Marsh (Sanlam Boland Kavaliers)
