This year, the B-Factor is the buzz for the SA Rugby Awards. Heinrich Brüssouw and a host of Bulls players and Bokke players dominate the Nominations.
Heinrich Brüssow, one of the stars of the 2009 season, has been nominated 5 times and heads the list of nominees with three of his Springbok team-mates for awards to be made at the SA Rugby Player of the Year banquet which will take place at a glittering event at Vodaworld, Midrand, on Monday, November 2.
Apart from Brüssow, Fourie du Preez (4), Springbok captain John Smit (3) and Morné Steyn (3) have also been nominated for multiple awards.
In addition, Peter De Villiers and Paul Treu, the 2 National coaches of the 15-man and 7-man codes respectively, are rewarded as nominees for coach of the year.
It will be difficult to decide some of the winners in the categories, for instance, as Teams of the year there is the triumphant Super 14 winners, The Bulls, but also the Springboks, who won both the B & I Lions Tour and the Tri-Nations.
All the nominees are carefully chosen and deserve their honours.
All the nominations are (in alphabetical order):
SA Rugby Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow
Fourie du Preez
Victor Matfield
John Smit
Morné Steyn
Young Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow
Juan de Jongh
Francois Hougaard
Lionel Mapoe
Frans Steyn
Team of the Year
GWK Griquas – Vodacom Cup and Absa Currie Cup
Springboks
Springbok Sevens
Vodacom Bulls – Vodacom Super 14
Vodacom Western Province – Absa Currie Cup
Absa Coach of the Year
Allister Coetzee – Vodacom Western Province
Peter de Villiers – Springboks
Frans Ludeke – Vodacom Bulls
Dawie Theron – GWK Griquas
Paul Treu – Springbok Sevens
The Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
Juan de Jongh – Vodacom Western Province
Joe Pietersen – Vodacom Western Province
Sarel Pretorius – GWK Griquas
Stefan Terblanche – The Sharks
Luke Watson – Vodacom Western Province
The Absa Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year
Cecil Afrika – Griffons
De Wet Barry – BA Mighty Elephants
Ricardo Croy – SWD Eagles
Allistair Kettledas – Pumas
Braam Pretorius – Pumas
Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series Provincial Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs
Willem de Waal – Vodacom Western Province and Emerging Springboks
Mpho Mbiyozo – Southern Kings
Joe Pietersen – Vodacom Western Province
Dewald Potgieter – Emerging Springboks
Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series Test Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow
Fourie du Preez
Tendai Mtawarira
John Smit
Morné Steyn
Vodacom Super 14 Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow – Vodacom Cheetahs
Fourie du Preez – Vodacom Bulls
Wynand Olivier – Vodacom Bulls
Pierre Spies – Vodacom Bulls
Morné Steyn – Vodacom Bulls
Vodacom Cup Player of the Year
Cecil Afrika – Griffons
Francois Brummer – Vodacom Blue Bulls
Jonathan Mokoena – GWK Griquas
Naas Olivier – GWK Griquas
Riaan Viljoen – GWK Griquas)
Supersport Try of the Year
Fourie du Preez – second try in the Vodacom Super 14 Final, Vodacom Bulls v Chiefs in Pretoria on May 30.
Jaque Fourie – Second Test in the Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series in Pretoria on June 27.
Bryan Habana – Second Test in the Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series in Pretoria on June 27.
Fabian Juries – Absa Currie Cup, Vodacom Free State Cheetahs v Vodacom Blue Bulls in Pretoria on September 26.
John Smit – First Test in the Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series in Durban on June 20.
** Awards will also be made in the following categories – Coca-Cola Craven Week Player of the Tournament, Marriott Referee Award, Women’s Achiever of the Year, SAA Club Championship Player of the Tournament, SA U20 Player of the Year and Springbok Sevens Player of the Year
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Personally, I would award top honours as follows:
SA Rugby Player of the Year
Fourie du Preez
Young Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow
Team of the Year
Springboks & Vodacom Bulls – Vodacom Super 14 (tied)
Absa Coach of the Year
Peter de Villiers – Springboks
The Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
Juan de Jongh – Vodacom Western Province & Joe Pietersen – Vodacom Western Province (tied)
The Absa Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year
Ricardo Croy – SWD Eagles
Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series Provincial Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs
Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series Test Player of the Year
Morné Steyn
Vodacom Super 14 Player of the Year
Morné Steyn – Vodacom Bulls
Vodacom Cup Player of the Year
Jonathan Mokoena – GWK Griquas
Supersport Try of the Year
Fabian Juries – Absa Currie Cup, Vodacom Free State Cheetahs v Vodacom Blue Bulls in Pretoria on September 26.
28@carol – Fanks :shy:
@Supa Die Bloubul – So where does Caster Semenya make it into a rugby team, what are you trying to tell us? Has she now signed for Western Province?
FDP is coming too…wow….My highlight will be Victor and Bakkies….wondering whether to mob the pitch. You may have to hold me back!! :rotfl:
@grootblousmile – 29 – I see, yes funny name though……. “De Wet come in your tea is ready”!! Sounds wierd! Mind you the name Barry is pretty odd too!
@grootblousmile – Hey don’t go shy on me now. :evilgrin:
So you have Peter D V as coach of the year!! I hope he is suitably pleased at you selecting him!!
33@carol – One pronounces it “Duh Vet”
Barry is a common name in SA
30@bdb –
Ek dink ook dis riskant om n Bosch as binnesenter te kies in so groot wedstryd. Ek glo ook ons gaan dit maak, maar snaakser dinge het al gebeur! Ons kicking game is beter, ons skrums moet net hou. Hoop ook Morne het nou nie sy afdag met die skopskoen nie!
32@carol –
I dont know any woman players, so I thought why not give it to Caster?!
Jip, all of them coming. And then there are also the AB’s! I wont be able to hold you back, I will be in front of you running on the pitch as well! 😉
hoesit maters
@grootblousmile – Barry is a ‘common’ name in England, you would never get Lord Barry of Wychwood or Prince Barry!! :rotfl:
38@smallies72 –
Hoesit Smallies! Hoe hang dinge?
39@carol –
You would get a “Barry the criminal” or a “Barry the bouncer”..hehehe
@Supa Die Bloubul – Just hope Dan Carter gets to play!!
Oh joy…… don’t let me drink too much Guinness, we had a laugh last time and pretty much drank The Fox dry!! I am a lightweight drinker should I start to train now?
@smallies72 – @smallies72 – Hoe gaan dit small chap? :-))
@supa dit hang mooi in die middel ou en by jou
39@carol – Never thought about it that way… we don’t have much truck for royalty here in SA.
@Supa Die Bloubul 41 – Exactly, you know what I mean!
Is this the only place you get to speak Afrikaans or do you have Afrikaans speaking mates in London?
@Supa Die Bloubul – jy kry Barry Richards (baie goeie krieketspeler gewees), en dan kry jy natuurlik Barry die Bul ! 😉
@carol dis als koel hier en da in soutie land
42@carol –
You have a month left to prepare yourself!!
@grootblousmile – I agree with your Lions Series player……now if Morne came over for the Barbarians Match bringing Percy for moral support, I would be overjoyed….
Percy needs to keep busy at the moment!! Must keep out from under Tasmins feet whilst the ‘air clears’! :beatup:
44@smallies72 –
Myne hang blou dankie. So gaan ons n Bulls/Cheetahs finaal sien?
46@carol –
Have some Afrikaans mates in Nottingham and one or two in London. But our company are made out of mostly Saffas, english ones though!
47@bdb –
en wat van Barry Potter?
@gbs king john prince heinrich duke morne sir bakkies viceroy fdp and luke watson the court clown :-X
@smallies72 – 48 – ek is probeer aan verbeter my Afrikaans taal, ek hopeloos!!! :silly:
Blimey, that took ages!!
@Supa Die Bloubul – 49 – One month, I feel a beer coming on…… :beer:
53@Supa Die Bloubul – LOL !
en dan was daar natuurlik Kerrie en Barry, Liewe Heksie se gifappeltjies …
@Supa Die Bloubul – 52 So you don’t feel too cut off from all things South African – Do you share your biltong in the office and swap potje recepies? Heheheheh
56@carol –
The next week we are leaving for :sun: South Africa! I hope :clock: flies and by then the :hippo: should have won the Curry Cup!
57@bdb –
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