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Rassie Erasmus and Siya Kolisi walked away with another set of awards on Thursday, a little more than a year after they spearheaded South Africa’s third triumph at the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby and the Springbok captain were honoured at the Hollard Sports Industry Awards for 2020, which was staged digitally this year.
The presentation takes place annually to celebrate achieving personalities and businesses in the South African sports industry.
Erasmus was presented with the Leadership in Sport Business Award, while Kolisi was honoured with the Sport Industry Personality of the Year accolade.
The Springboks have not been in action at all this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Erasmus was asked what was in store for 2021.
Erasmus replied: “Our planning is in place and we are looking good for next year’s British & Irish Lions tour. Our big challenge at the moment is that we want to transform that (RWC-winning) happiness into real hope and to do that we have to keep on winning as a team.”
The most coveted award, “Agency of the Year”, went to Levergy SA, the day’s big winners. They won three other awards, namely “Campaign of the Year”, “Digital Platform of the Year” and the “Event or Competition Sponsorship” Award.
The winners
Campaign of the Year – Levergy - Nedbank Cup: Play your part
Digital Platform of the Year – Levergy: Supersport Twitter
Social and Environmental Impact Award - Tennis South Africa: Rising Star Tennis
Event or Competition Sponsorship Award – Levergy: Nedbank Runified
Communications Award of the Year – Rand Merchant Bank: RMB Story of Courage
Fan Engagement Award - Absa Cape Epic
Social Media Campaign of the Year - BrandInc Sports: Toyota eSports Challenge - Fifa
AV Content of the Year - Rand Merchant Bank: RMB Story of Courage
Young Agency of the Year – Retroviral
Agency of the Year - Levergy
Special Awards:
“Leadership in Sport Business” Award: Rassie Erasmus
“Sportperson’s Lifetime Community” Award: Desiree Ellis
“Sports Personality of the Year” Award: Siya Kolisi
“Sport Lifetime Achievement” Award: Dr Irvin Khoza
