2009 SA Rugby Awards

The nominations are in for the 2009 SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards with Heinrich Brussow having been nominated in five categories. The awards take place on 2 November.

SA Rugby Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow, Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfield, John Smit, Morné Steyn

SA Players’ Player of the Year
Fourie du Preez, Morné Steyn, Heinrich Brüssow, Sarel Pretorius, Stefan Terblanche

Young Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow, Juan de Jongh, Francois Hougaard, Lionel Mapoe, Frans Steyn

Team of the Year
Griquas (Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup), Springboks, Springbok Sevens, Bulls (Super 14),  Western Province (Currie Cup)

Coach of the Year
Allister Coetzee (Western Province), Peter de Villiers (Springboks), Frans Ludeke (Bulls), Dawie Theron (Griquas), Paul Treu (Springbok Sevens)

Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
Juan de Jongh (Western Province), Joe Pietersen (Western Province), Sarel Pretorius (Griquas), Stefan Terblanche (The Sharks), Luke Watson (Western Province)

First Division Player of the Year
Cecil Afrika (Griffons), De Wet Barry (Mighty Elephants), Ricardo Croy (Eagles), Allistair Kettledas (Pumas), Braam Pretorius (Pumas)

Lions Series Provincial Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow (Free State Cheetahs), Willem de Waal  (Western Province and Emerging Springboks), Mpho Mbiyozo (Southern Kings), Joe Pietersen (Western Province), Dewald Potgieter (Emerging Springboks)

Lions Series Test Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow, Fourie du Preez, Tendai Mtawarira, John Smit, Morné Steyn

Super 14 Player of the Year
Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs), Fourie du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Pierre Spies, Morné Steyn  (All Bulls)

Vodacom Cup Player of the Year
Cecil Afrika  Griffons, Francois Brummer (Blue Bulls), Jonathan Mokoena, Naas Olivier, Riaan Viljoen (All Griquas)

Try of the Year
Fourie du Preez – second try in the Super 14 Final, Bulls v Chiefs in Pretoria on May 30
Jaque Fourie – Second Test in the Lions Series in Pretoria on June 27
Bryan Habana – Second Test in the Lions Series in Pretoria on June 27
Fabian Juries – Currie Cup, Free State Cheetahs v Blue Bulls in Pretoria on September 26
John Smit – First Test in the Lions Series in Durban on June 20

Awards will also be made in the following categories
Craven Week Player of the Tournament
Referee Award
Women’s Achiever of the Year
Club Championship Player of the Tournament
SA U20 Player of the Year
Springbok Sevens Player of the Year.