Ernst van Rhyn the captain of both the Craven Week winning Western Province under-18 team and his school Paarl Gymnasium in 2015, has become the first FORWARD to be named as the Craven Week Player of the Year.
Previous Winners:
2014: Curwin Bosch (Grey High & Eastern Province)
2013: Grant Hermanus (Paarl Gymnasium & Western Province)
2012: Sergeal Petersen (Grey High & Eastern Province))
2011: Jan Serfontein (Grey College and Free State)
2010: Johan Goosen (Grey College and Free State)
2009: Andile Jho (Dale College and Border)
2008: Sampie Mastriet (HTS Drostdy and Boland)
All the SARU Award Winners for 2015
SARU Rugby Player of the Year: Lood de Jager
Nominees: Schalk Burger, Damian De Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Jaco Kriel
Absa Young Player of the Year: Jesse Kriel
Nominees: Lood de Jager, Warrick Gelant, Handré Pollard, Seabelo Senatla
Players’ Player of the Year presented by MyPlayers: Jaco Kriel
SA Sevens Player of the Year: Werner Kok
Nominees: Seabelo Senatla, Kwagga Smith
SA Under-20 Player of the Year: Warrick Gelant
Nominees: Jason Jenkins, Hanro Liebenberg
Absa Team of the Year: Xerox Golden Lions (Currie Cup)
Nominees: Springboks, Springbok Sevens, DHL Stormers (Vodacom Super Rugby), DHL Western Province (Currie Cup)
Absa Coach of the Year: Johann Ackermann (Xerox Golden Lions)
Nominees: Robert du Preez (NWU-Pukke, Leopards), Neil Powell (Springbok Sevens)
Vodacom Super Rugby Player of Year: Damian De Allende (DHL Stormers)
Nominees: Jaco Kriel (Emirates Lions), Warren Whiteley (Emirates Lions)
Vodacom Cup Player of the Year: Marnus Schoeman (Steval Pumas)
Nominees: Wiaan Liebenberg (Vodacom Blue Bulls), JC Roos (Steval Pumas)
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year: Jaco Kriel (Xerox Golden Lions)
Nominees: Warrick Gelant (Vodacom Blue Bulls), Warren Whiteley (Xerox Golden Lions)
Absa Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year: Rhyno Smith (Leopards)
Nominees: Leighton Eksteen (SWD Eagles), Juan Language (Leopards)
Supersport Try of the Year: Johan Deysel (NWU-Pukke v Shimas, FNB Varsity Cup Final, presented by Steinhoff International)
Nominees: Faf de Klerk (Emirates Lions v Vodacom Bulls, Vodacom Super Rugby), Jesse Kriel (Springboks v Australia, Castle Lager Rugby Championship), Dillon Smit (FNB Varsity Cup Dream Team v SA Under-20), Rhyno Smith (FNB Varsity Cup Dream Team v SA Under-20).
Coca-Cola Craven Week Player of the Year: Ernst van Rhyn (WP)
Marriott Referee Award: Rasta Rasivhenge
Women’s Achiever Award: Veroeshka Grain
Club Player of the Year: Leon du Plessis (Rustenburg Impala)
@Andre T: I think he was a little short for a senior rugby lock last year but perhaps he’s grown taller. If not then statistically his chances of making it in rugby are a lot greater as a backrow player.
Waar lê sy toekoms? Slot, flank of nr 8?
‘n Ware leier in murg en been. Groot toekoms wag op hom.
Absolutely well deserved as well, inspirational last year at Craven Week, as natural a leader as they come and incredibly gifted rugby player. A real workhorse. I think there is a big future here