Brits impresses up north

Brits impresses up north

27 May 2010

Schalk Brits won the 2010 RPA Players’ Player of the Year Award on Wednesday.

The Saracens hooker was on the shortlist of five nominations, which included London Irish’s Steffon Armitage and Northampton Saints’ Phil Dowson, Ben Foden and Soane Tonga’Uiha, after his first season. Brits received the accolade at the Rugby Players’ Association awards.

‘The last 12 months since I arrived in the UK have been absolutely phenomenal. Having this to add to everything else is very special indeed,’ said Brits.

Other winners include Leicester’s Ben Youngs, who won the Norman Broadbent young player award and Simon Shaw, who won the special merit award for his incredible contribution to the game. BBC commentator Bill McLaren was inducted into the Rugby Players’ Association Hall of Fame.


8 Comments

  • 1.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    27 May 2010, 10:20 am

    Players’ Dragon

  • 2.grant10: Reply to this comment
    27 May 2010, 10:26 am

    awesome Schalk

    respect.

    now come home

  • 3.Jinx: Reply to this comment
    27 May 2010, 10:59 am

    The Lions need you Schalk Brits.

    Well done on your award.

    Nice to see that the legend Bill McClaren has been inducted in the Rugby Hall Of Fame. Richly deserved.

  • 4.Ig: Reply to this comment
    27 May 2010, 12:10 pm

    Haven’t seen any of the games – he has either had a good season or the quality of rugby is just that ****.

    Nice one on Bill – true legend of the game.

  • 5.Strums: Reply to this comment
    27 May 2010, 14:26 pm

    Ive seen all his games and he is playing out of his skin.. The guy out steps whole back divisons and i know he played well at the Stormers and Lions but F… me he is unbelievable up here… PDV would be an idiot not to pick him!

  • 6.gecko: Reply to this comment
    27 May 2010, 19:30 pm

    Brits has been the same as in SA. Runs like a wing, passes like a inside centre. Fantastic. Misses 80% of his line-out throws and can’t scrum. He should find a different position.

  • 7.UK Bok: Reply to this comment
    28 May 2010, 01:11 am

    @gecko(gecko)-6: Where do you get your stats from? Saracens would not have been in the final if they had lost 80% of their lineouts.
    How do you know he can’t scrum? Don’t be an idiot! Brainwashed by the s%%t you read in the papers. He will be in my Bok 22 any day.

  • 8.cab: Reply to this comment
    28 May 2010, 02:28 am

    @gecko(gecko)-6:
    yeah, agree, but he could be pretty amazing in a certain type of tighter pack and if he improved his lineout accuracy with practice.

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