South African rugby is abuzz with excitement as SA Rugby announces the nominees for its prestigious 2025 awards.
World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year, Malcolm Marx, is up against Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche, and Jasper Wiese for the SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award.
The nominees were voted for by members of the media and national teams coaching staff, and the winners will be announced soon.
The categories include Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and more.
Men’s Player of the Year Nominees:
- Pieter-Steph du Toit (Springboks / Toyota Verblitz)
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (Springboks / DHL Stormers)
- Malcolm Marx (Springboks / Kubota Spears)
- Ox Nche (Springboks / Suntory Sungoliath)
- Jasper Wiese (Springboks / Leicester Tigers)
Women’s Player of the Year Nominees:
- Byrhandré Dolf (Springbok Women / DHL Stormers)
- Aseza Hele (Springbok Women / Western Province)
- Libbie Janse van Rensburg (Springbok Women / Blue Bulls)
- Babalwa Latsha (Springbok Women / Western Province)
- Nadine Roos (Springbok Women / Blue Bulls)
Other nominees include:
-SA Rugby Young Player of the Year:
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ethan Hooker, Canan Moodie, Haashim Pead, Zachary Porthen
Springbok Sevens Men’s Player of the Year:
Selvyn Davids, Shilton van Wyk, Impi Visser
Junior Springbok Player of the Year:
Cheswill Jooste, Riley Norton, Haashim Pead
Team of the Year:Junior Springboks, Springboks, Springbok Sevens
Coach of the Year:
Swys de Bruin (Springbok Women), Rassie Erasmus (Springboks), Kevin Foote (Junior Springboks), Philip Snyman (Springbok Sevens)
Carling Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year:
Donavan Don (Sanlam Boland Kavaliers), Gurshwin Wehr (Suzuki Griquas), George Whitehead (Suzuki Griquas)
Carling Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year:
Keagan Fortune (Valke), Andrew Kota (NovaVit Griffons), Willem van den Hever (NovaVit Griffons)
FNB Fans’ Moment of the Year:
Vote for your favorite moment, including:
- The Springboks’ defence of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship title
- The Springbok Women’s best-ever performance at a Rugby World Cup
- The Springboks’ unbeaten run on the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in November
- The Junior Springboks winning the World Rugby U20 Championship
- The Springboks’ record victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand
- The Springbok Sevens winning the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles
