2010 Rugby Player of the Year Awards

The SARU 2010 Rugby Player of the Year Awards will be announced at Vodaworld, Midrand in Gauteng on Monday 1 November 2010. Fans can vote this year for the first time HERE.

Player of the Year
Gio Aplon (Western Province)
Schalk Burger (Western Province)
Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
Gurthrö Steenkamp (Blue Bulls)

Other categories

Young Player of the Year
Bjorn Basson (GWK Griquas)
Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
Elton Jantjies (Lions)
Patrick Lambie (The Sharks)

Team of the Year
SWD Eagles
The Sharks
Bulls
Stormers
Western Province

Coach of the Year
Allister Coetzee (Western Province and Stormers)
Johann Lerm (SWD Eagles)
Frans Ludeke (Bulls and Blue Bulls)
John Mitchell (Lions)
John Plumtree (The Sharks)

Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
Bjorn Basson (GWK Griquas)
Keegan Daniel (The Sharks)
Elton Jantjies (Lions)
Patrick Lambie (The Sharks)
Duane Vermeulen (Western Province)

Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year
Ambrose Barends (SWD Eagles)
Jacques Engelbrecht (SWD Eagles)
Jacquin Jansen (Boland Cavaliers)
Willie le Roux (Boland Cavaliers)
Norman Nelson (Eastern Province Kings)

Super 14 Player of the Year
Andries Bekker (Stormers)
Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
Jaque Fourie (Stormers)
Morne Steyn (Bulls)
Gerhard van den Heever (Bulls)

Vodacom Cup Player of the Year
Francois Brummer (Blue Bulls)
Monty Dumond (The Sharks XV)
Louis Strydom (Free State Cheetahs)
Gerrit-Jan van Velze (Blue Bulls)
Stefan Watermeyer (Blue Bulls)

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 Under-20 Player of the Year, Try of the Year and Springbok Sevens Player of the Year.