SA Player of the Year 2010 – Gurthro Steenkamp
Victor Matfield: So happy for Gurthro. Real awesome player and great team man. Go tight five.
John Smit: The big G cleaned up and deservedly so! Well done @gurthro I love it when the big boys dominate the girls trophies!!!
Players’ Player – Gio Aplon (WP)
Young Player – Elton Jantjies (Lions)
Super 14 Player – Andries Bekker (Stormers)
Most Out of Place Troupe of Backup Dancers – The ballerinas blocking the view of the big screen
John Smit: A big thank you for our tribute video last night but I must say @VictorMatfield & I chuckled about it being played with ballerinas dancing!
Team of the Year – Bulls
Coach of the Year – Allister Coetzee (WP / Stormers)
Currie Cup Premier Division Player – Bjorn Basson (Griquas)
Currie Cup 1st Division Player – Norman Nelson (EP Kings)
Kakkest Song at the Awards – Kurt Darren (Groter as Groter)
Try of the Year – Jaque Fourie
SA Sevens Player – Kyle Brown
SA u20 Player – Elton Jantjies
Official of the Year – Craig Joubert
Day: November 1, 2010
The Springbok squad to tour Europe was named after Saturday’s Currie Cup Final. Notwithstanding injuries (Ricky Januarie, Juan de Jongh, Jean de Villiers, Schalk Burger), the following is the squad to contest the Grand Slam:
Backs
Gio Aplon (Western Province)
Bjorn Basson (Blue Bulls)
Adi Jacobs (Sharks)
Jean de Villiers (Western Province)
Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
Bryan Habana (Western Province)
Elton Jantjies (Golden Lions)
Patrick Lambie (Sharks)
Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
Frans Steyn (Racing Metro, France)
Morne Steyn (Blue Bulls)
Zane Kirchener (Blue Bulls)
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