Four Springboks acquired recognition for his or her performances throughout the 2024 season after being nominated for the World Rugby Awards which can happen in Monaco on Sunday.

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World Rugby announced the shortlists earlier this week.

Nominated for the celebrated males’s 15s Player of the Year award had been South Africa’s most capped participant of all time, Eben Etzebeth – who broke fellow lock Victor Matfield’s report of 127 Test matches in September – Cheslin Kolbe (wing) and Pieter-Steph du Toit (utility ahead), a former winner of the award.

The Springbok trio are up in opposition to Caelan Doris of Ireland.

Meanwhile, Springbok flyhalf Sacha-Feinberg Mngomezulu, who made a robust assertion in his first foray into the Test staff earlier than a knee harm minimize brief his season, was nominated together with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (England), Jamie Osborne (Ireland) and Wallace Sititi (New Zealand) for the lads’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year award.

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander congratulated all of the gamers for being nominated for the world’s most prestigious awards.

“Having Springboks players feature in two categories is a testament to their hard work and dedication to the team and South Africa, and we are very proud of them,” stated Alexander.

“Each one of many Springbok gamers has shone out this season, and given the standard of the Springbok squad Rassie Erasmus has been constructing, I’m certain many extra gamers might have been nominated.

“They all deserve this recognition, and we wish them luck for the awards ceremony in Monaco.”

Erasmus was equally pleased with the nominated Springbok gamers and stated: “Congratulations to the gamers for being nominated and making their mark on the largest stage in rugby this season. Making their nominations much more exceptional is that almost all of them have gained two Rugby World Cup titles already and that they’ve continued to ship the excessive requirements we count on on the Springboks over a number of years.

“Over and above that, we have used 50 players in our Tests so far this season, and to see them shine among the best players in the world is fantastic. We are extremely proud of them, and we wish them luck when the winners are revealed.”

Etzebeth was nominated in 2013 and final yr, whereas Kolbe and Du Toit had been on the shortlist in 2019, the yr the versatile Bok ahead gained the award.

Only two different South Africans have walked away with high honours – Schalk Burger in 2004, and Bryan Habana in 2007.

Other South Africans who acquired nominations for the Men’s 15s Player of the Year Award within the final decade, are Willie le Roux and Duane Vermeulen (each in 2014), Faf de Klerk and Malcolm Marx (each in 2018), and Lukhanyo Am (2022).

South Africa’s nominees are:

Men’s 15s Player of the Year:
Eben Etzebeth
Cheslin Kolbe
Pieter-Steph du Toit

Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year:
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu

Other classes with winners to be introduced on Sunday are:

• International Rugby Players Special Merit Award
• World Rugby Coach of the Year
• World Rugby Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
• World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
• World Rugby Women’s Sevens Dream Team of the Year
• World Rugby Men’s Sevens Dream Team of the Year

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