Springbok stars Siya Kolisi, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, and Makazole Mapimpi will be up against each other for the coveted SA Rugby Player of the Year award for 2021.
The winners will be announced in 2022 with two new awards recognising women’s rugby in the form of the Springbok Women’s and Provincial Women’s Players of the Year, and the annual Referee of the Year.
After a good year in which they won the Lions Series, beat the All Blacks and won two of their three Tests in November, the Springboks and coach Jacques Nienaber are also up for awards and will square off against the Blitzboks and Neil Powell, and the Currie Cup-winning Bulls and Jake White for the team and coach of the year awards.
Capping off a fine season, Louw and Roos also feature in two categories and will be up against each other for the Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year, against Bulls flyhalf Johan Goosen. Included on the list of nominees are tries by De Allende, Mapimpi, Fassi, and Cheslin Kolbe, and Springbok Women’s players Zintle Mpupha and Libbie Janse van Rensburg.
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