• Du Toit, Marx up for SA Rugby award

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    Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx are among the five nominees for the 2018 SA Rugby Player of the Year award.

    The Springbok forwards – winners in 2017 (Marx) and 2016 (Du Toit) – are up against their national teammates Aphiwe Dyantyi, who won the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Award last month, Franco Mostert and Handré Pollard.

    Marx is also up for Super Rugby Player of the Year, which he will also contest against current and former teammates Dyantyi and Mostert, who is now at Gloucester.

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    In the category for Young Player of the Year, Springbok lock RG Snyman is up against four backs in Aphelele Fassi, Sbu Nkosi, Embrose Papier and Damian Willemse.

    Neil Powell, who coached the Blitzboks to a second consecutive World Rugby Sevens Series title this year, as well as Swys de Bruin and Rassie Erasmus, are up for the Coach of the Year award. The Blitzboks, Lions and Sharks Currie Cup side will contest Team of the Year.

    The three Blitzboks who are nominated for the Springbok Sevens Player of the Year award are Werner Kok, Dylan Sage – who was included in the World Rugby Sevens Dream Team – and Ruhan Nel.

    Details of the announcement of the winners’ names will be made early in the new season next year. The winners will be announced before the start of the Super Rugby season.

    Nominees:

    SA Rugby Player of the Year
    Pieter-Steph du Toit
    Aphiwe Dyantyi
    Malcolm Marx
    Franco Mostert
    Handré Pollard

    SA Rugby Young Player of the Year
    Aphelele Fassi
    Sbu Nkosi
    Embrose Papier
    RG Snyman
    Damian Willemse

    Team of the Year
    Lions (Super Rugby)
    Sharks (Currie Cup)
    Blitzboks

    Coach of the Year
    Swys de Bruin (Lions)
    Rassie Erasmus (Springboks)
    Neil Powell (Springbok Sevens)

    Springbok Sevens Player of the Year
    Werner Kok
    Ruhan Nel
    Dylan Sage

    Junior Springbok Player of the Year
    Tyrone Green
    Salmaan Moerat
    Wandisile Simelane
    Damian Willemse

    Super Rugby Player of the Tournament
    Aphiwe Dyantyi (Lions)
    Malcolm Marx (Lions)
    Franco Mostert (Lions)

    Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
    SP Marais (Western Province)
    Sergeal Petersen (Western Province)
    Akker van der Merwe (Sharks)

    Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year
    Divan Nel (SWD Eagles)
    Anrich Richter (Valke)
    Etienne Taljaard (Valke)

    Provincial Rugby Challenge Player of the Year
    Enver Brandt (Griquas)
    Ruwellyn Isbell (Pumas)
    Chris Smith (Pumas)
    Stefan Ungerer (Pumas)

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