2023 SA Rugby awards nominees

[OomStruisbaai]

The nominees are (in alphabetical order):

SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Eben Etzebeth
Siya Kolisi
Frans Malherbe
Damian Willemse

Springbok Women’s Player of the Year
Aseza Hele
Libbie Janse van Rensburg
Babalwa Latsha
Rights Mkhari
Nadine Roos

SA Rugby Young Player of the Year
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers)
Jaden Hendrikse (Springboks / Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Canan Moodie (Springboks / Vodacom Bulls)
Evan Roos (Springboks / DHL Stormers)
Ruan Venter (Emirates Lions)

Springbok Sevens Men’s Player of the Year
Ricardo Duarttee
Christie Grobbelaar
Shilton van Wyk

Junior Springbok Player of the Year
Corne Beets
Paul de Villiers
Damian Markus

Team of the Year
Toyota Cheetahs (Currie Cup)
Springboks
DHL Stormers (Vodacom URC)

Coach of the Year
John Dobson (DHL Stormers)
Hawies Fourie (Toyota Cheetahs)
Jacques Nienaber (Springboks)

Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
Tinus de Beer (Airlink Pumas)
Ruan Pienaar (Toyota Cheetahs)
Devon Williams (Airlink Pumas)

Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year
Keagan Fortune (Valke)
Darian Hock (Boland Kavaliers)
Cameron Hufke (Boland Kavaliers)

[_Os_]

SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Eben Etzebeth
Siya Kolisi
Frans Malherbe
Damian Willemse

Tough call. Some others unlucky to miss out, Mostert had a good season, was brilliant in the final tackling up and down the defencive line stopping the ABs making ground, like a dog running up and down a fence barking.

[OomStruisbaai]

SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Eben Etzebeth
Siya Kolisi
Frans Malherbe
Damian Willemse

Tough call. Some others unlucky to miss out, Mostert had a good season, was brilliant in the final tackling up and down the defencive line stopping the ABs making ground, like a dog running up and down a fence barking.

I,d like to see a TH win this. Fat Frans for me.

[Gumboot]

Player of the Year is PSdT. Clearly the best blindside on the planet. His RWC Final performance was sublime.

Young Player of the Year is Moodie. Already a great player, and destined to be a Boks superstar, imho.

[assfly]

I,d like to see a TH win this. Fat Frans for me.

Ja I agree. I think it's time we started giving props the credit they deserve.

Also, for young player of the year, isn't 23 a bit old to be considered for this category? Roos and Hendrikse have been around for quite a while already.

[OomStruisbaai]

I,d like to see a TH win this. Fat Frans for me.

Ja I agree. I think it's time we started giving props the credit they deserve.

Also, for young player of the year, isn't 23 a bit old to be considered for this category? Roos and Hendrikse have been around for quite a while already.

Frans did the hard work like in the 2019 final. Lately he do a lot of defensive work specially in and around rucks. He will never be flashy.

[Insane_Homer]

Team of the Year
Toyota Cheetahs (Currie Cup)
Springboks
DHL Stormers (Vodacom URC)

Toughest category

[assfly]

Team of the Year
Toyota Cheetahs (Currie Cup)
Springboks
DHL Stormers (Vodacom URC)

Toughest category

It's got to go to a team that won their respective competitions. At least that narrows the choice to 2.

[_Os_]

Player of the Year is PSdT. Clearly the best blindside on the planet. His RWC Final performance was sublime.

Young Player of the Year is Moodie. Already a great player, and destined to be a Boks superstar, imho.

Kolisi and Etzebeth also have strong claims. Agree on Moodie.

Ruan Pienaar for CC Prem player, could've easily made the RWC squad if he had been in the setup already. Staggering that he's still going and winning comps.

[Sards]

SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Eben Etzebeth
Siya Kolisi
Frans Malherbe
Damian Willemse

Tough call. Some others unlucky to miss out, Mostert had a good season, was brilliant in the final tackling up and down the defencive line stopping the ABs making ground, like a dog running up and down a fence barking.

I am surprised Pollard was not included. Hell. If not for him we would have been done in the quarters.

[Sards]

Player of the Year is PSdT. Clearly the best blindside on the planet. His RWC Final performance was sublime.

Young Player of the Year is Moodie. Already a great player, and destined to be a Boks superstar, imho.

Kolisi and Etzebeth also have strong claims. Agree on Moodie.

Ruan Pienaar for CC Prem player, could've easily made the RWC squad if he had been in the setup already. Staggering that he's still going and winning comps.

I am very surprised Grant Williams didn't get a look in. Man that kid must be the most exciting of them all considering how much he is involved. If he carries on like he is and gets opportunities he could end up our most prolific scrumhalf try scorer

[Sards]

I,d like to see a TH win this. Fat Frans for me.

Ja I agree. I think it's time we started giving props the credit they deserve.

Also, for young player of the year, isn't 23 a bit old to be considered for this category? Roos and Hendrikse have been around for quite a while already.

Bizarre....

[OomStruisbaai]

SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Eben Etzebeth
Siya Kolisi
Frans Malherbe
Damian Willemse

Tough call. Some others unlucky to miss out, Mostert had a good season, was brilliant in the final tackling up and down the defencive line stopping the ABs making ground, like a dog running up and down a fence barking.

I am surprised Pollard was not included. Hell. If not for him we would have been done in the quarters.

Only x or current Stormer players nominated.