Star flyhalf Manie Libbok and dynamic No 8 Evan Roos headline a DHL Stormers quintet of players selected by supporters as their favourites in the Vodacom URC.
According to a recent fan survey conducted by the URC, Libbok and Roos were among the league’s most popular performers after two editions of the competition.
Libbok, who finished last season as the tournament’s top points-scorer for the second term running, was previously voted the Fans’ Player of the Season for 2022-23.
A standout member in the Stormers squad that won the inaugural URC, Roos completed a full house of awards in 2021-22 when named as the competition’s Player of the Season.
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Also featuring among the best to put bums in seats is former Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff, along with veteran ballhawk Deon Fourie and playmaker Damian Willemse.
Rounding out the fans’ list is Garry Ringrose, Josh van der Flier (both Leinster), John Cooney (Ulster) Darcy Graham (Edinburgh) and Peter O’Mahoney (Munster).
The 2023-24 season will kick off on Saturday, 21 October with six games taking place followed by another two on Sunday, October 22. Defending champions, Munster will begin their title defence on Saturday when they host the Sharks, while the Stormers kick off with a trip to Johannesburg to face the Lions.
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