The South African Rugby Union (SARU) is set to announce its award winners for 2024, recognizing the outstanding performances of players, coaches, and officials throughout the year. The Men's Player of the Year award is particularly competitive this year, with multiple strong contenders.
The SA Rugby awards will soon be handed out to the top performers from 2024. Here is a reminder of all the top nominees.When taking a look at all the nominees for the SA Rugby awards, there is no doubt that it is the prized accolade of Men’s Player of the Year where it is the most difficult to predict a winner. World Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit might be the obvious frontrunner, but there is very little to separate his performances from those of Eben Etzebeth and Cheslin Kolbe.
Damian de Allende and Ox Nche were also two of the unsung heroes from the 2024 season, and many fans would probably love to see the affable loosehead prop actually walk away with the top prize. The nominees – as voted for by members of the media and coaching staff from the governing body – were unveiled in nine categories, and the winners will be named early this year.Other awards to be handed out in addition to the above will be the annual Referee of the Year, Provincial Women’s Player of the Year and Associate Member of the Year. “While the past year was not without its challenges, we saw again over most weekends how deeply ingrained rugby is in the South African psyche, and these nominations celebrate the best of the best in our teams in Green and Gold and on the domestic front,” said Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby. “Rugby is a team sport and every player that has represented the Boks has played his part in our successes, but the five players who are nominated this year have been at the core of the side that have won back-to-back Rugby World Cups and two Rugby Championship titles, while they have finished the year as the top-ranked team in the world for a second consecutive yea
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