Mighty Malcolm Marx is South African rugby’s best
Malcolm Marx was named South African Rugby’s best player of 2017, just days after he also scooped the top award as the Lions’s player of 2017.
Marx was also named South Africa’s Young Player of the Year and Super Rugby Player of the Year.
The World Series Champion Blitzboks won Team of the Year and BlitzBoks’s coach Neil Powell was voted coached of the year.
Winners:
SA Rugby Player of the Year: Malcolm Marx
Other nominees: Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Jaco Kriel, Jan Serfontein
SA Rugby Young Player of the Year: Malcolm Marx
Other nominees: Curwin Bosch, Jean-Luc du Preez, Warrick Gelant, Damian Willemse
Team of the Year: Springbok Sevens
Other nominees: Lions, Western Province
Coach of the Year: Neil Powell
Other nominees: Johan Ackermann, John Dobson
Springbok Sevens Player of the Year: Rosko Specman
Other nominees: Chris Dry, Werner Kok
Junior Springbok Player of the Year: Juarno Augustus
Other nominees: Curwin Bosch, Damian Willemse
Super Rugby Player of the Tournament: Malcolm Marx (Lions)
Other nominees: Jaco Kriel, Franco Mostert (both Lions)
Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year: Warrick Gelant (Blue Bulls)
Other nominees: Nizaam Carr, Robert du Preez (both Western Province)
Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year: Jaun Kotze (Griffons)
Other nominees: Tertius Maarman (Griffons), Jeandré Rudolph (Leopards)
SuperSport Rugby Challenge Player of the Year: Craig Barry (Western Province)
Other nominees: Enver Brandt (Griquas), Shaun Reynolds (Golden Lions XV)
Craven Week Player of the Tournament : Sanele Nohamba (KwaZulu-Natal)
Referee of the Year: Jaco Peyper
Women’s Achiever of the Year: Babalwa Latsha (Western Province)
