Am named SA Players’ Player of the Year
Lukhanyo Am has won the 2022 Men’s Fifteens SA Players’ Player of the Year award.
Lukhanyo Am has won the 2022 Men’s Fifteens SA Players’ Player of the Year award.
The Springboks will have to change their plans for the remainder of the Test season after receiving news that Lukhanyo Am may not play again this year.
Trevor Nyakane and Jesse Kriel are both confident that there is more than enough depth for the Springboks to have a successful Rugby Championship campaign without Handre Pollard or Lukhanyo Am.
The Springboks are reportedly weighing up whether to start Warrick Gelant or keep Lukhanyo Am on the right wing for the clash against the Wallabies in Adelaide on Saturday.
Springbok No 13 Lukhanyo Am displays his world-class talent with this excellent run down the right channel, before stretching over the whitewash to score against the All Blacks at Ellis Park.
It’s roughly halfway through the Test season yet sensational Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am has already been hailed as World Rugby’s Player of the Year.
SARugbymag.co.za readers had their say and voted Lukhanyo Am as the standout Springbok on Saturday after an excellent solo performance in the loss to the All Blacks at Ellis Park.
The Springboks are hurting after a disappointing loss against the All Blacks and Lukhanyo Am is eager to make amends on the Rugby Championship tour to Australia and Argentina.
Malcolm Marx was red-hot in a Springbok pack that demolished the All Blacks on Saturday, but it was the calm and composure from Lukhanyo Am that turned the dominance into a big win.
After a successful home series against Wales, the Springboks lead the way in SARugbymag.co.za’s Dream Team based on performances in the July Tests.