White and several Bulls stars nominated for SA Rugby Awards

Although no Bulls player has been nominated in the Player of the Year category at the SA Rugby Awards, several of the URC finalists’ names appear in other nominated categories, while women’s players and juniors from the union could also be honoured.

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.

SA Rugby recently announced the nominees – as voted for by members of the media and coaching staff from the governing body – in nine categories. The winners will be named later this month, along with the annual OUTsurance Referee of the Year, Provincial Women’s Player of the Year and Associate Member of the Year.

Bulls Daisies stars Libbie Janse van Rensburg and Nadine Roos are among the five players nominated for SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year.

Five players who underlined their massive potential were nominated for the Young Player of the Year Award. Four of them – Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Cameron Hanekom (Bulls), Jordan Hendrikse and Quan Horn – made their Test debuts in 2024 and the fifth, Henco van Wyk, played for the SA ‘A’ side two years ago.

The three players nominated for the Springbok Sevens Men’s Player of the Year Award all helped South Africa qualify for and win the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. They are Blitzbok captain Selvyn Davids, who is currently recovering from an injury, as well as Zain Davids and Ryan Oosthuizen.

Bathobele Hlekani, Jurenzo Julius and JF van Heerden (Bulls) all put up their hands for the South African Under-20s this year and are the nominees for the Junior Springbok Player of the Year Award.

Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has been nominated with Philip Snyman (Springbok Sevens) and Jake White (Bulls) for the Coach of the Year Award, while the Springboks and Blitzboks are up against the Sharks for the Team of the Year.

On the Carling Currie Cup front, Renzo du Plessis (Lions), Clinton Swart (Pumas) and Vincent Tshituka (Sharks) are the nominees in the Premier Division, while two players who helped the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers to the First Division title, Ashlon Davids and Thurlow Marsh, are up against EP’s Jayden Bantom.

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