World Rugby’s Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit is also one of seven Springboks who were included in the Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year.
FILE - Springboks flank Pieter-Steph Du Toit won World Rugby’s Player of the Year award for a second time on Sunday night. Picture: Adrian Dennis / AFPThe indefatigable loose forward had another stellar year, even featuring at lock against the All Blacks in Johannesburg because of injuries. He was very influential with ball and hand and off course tackled almost everything that moved.
Du Toit is also one of seven Springboks who were included in the Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year, with Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, Etzebeth, Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel and Kolbe all making the team. Erasmus, however, can feel aggrieved after leading the Springboks to the Rugby Championship title, and snapping up almost every cup the Boks played for in 2024. The South Africans also only lost two matches this year, with one-point defeats against Ireland and Argentina the only blemishes in the 13 Tests they played in 2024.
All Blacks loose forward Wallace Sititi won the award for Breakthrough Player of the Year after beating the Springboks utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to the award.
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