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  • You are here: Home ∼ Dyantyi wins World Rugby award

    Dyantyi wins World Rugby award

    Aphiwe Dyantyi celebrates Aphiwe Dyantyi
    Published on November 25, 2018 | Leave a response

    Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi was named the 2018 World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year at Sunday night’s ceremony in Monaco.

    Dyantyi scored six tries in his first eight Tests for the Boks, including two in the famous win against the All Blacks in Wellington, and finished his debut season with 13 caps.

    Ireland wing Jordan Larmour and New Zealand prop Karl Tu’inukuafe were also nominated for the award.

    Previous Breakthrough Player of the Year Award winners:

    2017: Rieko Ioane (New Zealand)
    2016: Maro Itoje (England)
    2015: Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand)

    Love this from the @Springboks celebrating Aphiwe Dyantyi’s Breakthrough Player of the Year Award win #WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/ZyRPpLnQ2f

    — World Rugby (@WorldRugby) November 25, 2018

    Posted in News, Springboks, Test Rugby, Top headlines Tagged Aphiwe Dyantyi, Springboks

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