Eben Etzebeth crowned SA Rugby Player of the Year
The Springbok enforcer won the biggest award on offer for a second year in a row edging out fellow World Cup winners.
Eben Etzebeth has been crowned the SA Rugby Player of the Year after helping the Springboks win an unprecedented fourth World Cup in 2023.
EBEN ETZEBETH WINS BIG
The Springbok enforcer won the biggest award on offer for a second year in a row edging out fellow World Cup winners Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse.
The 32-year-old Springbok lock was also shortlisted for the World Rugby Player of the Year award for 2023, but narrowly missed out to All Blacks star Ardie Savea. Additionally, Etzebeth named in the World Rugby Team of the Year for his phenomenal performances throughout the 2023 season.
THE BEST OF THE REST AT THE SA RUGBY AWARDS
As expected, the double World Cup-winning Springboks were crowned Team of the Year ahead of the Cheetahs (Currie Cup winners) and the Stormers (URC finalists).
Former Springbok boss Jacques Nienaber was named Coach of the Year for steering the Test team to World Cup gory in France; while Canan Moodie scooped the Young Player of the Year prize.
