Deserved winner Evan Roos (Paarl Boys’ High, Western Province, SA Schools) who played an instrumental part in his team’s Craven Week success became just the second schoolboy rugby forward to walk off with the Craven Week Player of the Year, awarded at the annual South African Rugby awards ceremony.
| YEAR | NAME | SCHOOL | PROVINCE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Evan Roos | HJS Paarl BH | Western Province | No.8 |
| 2017 | Sanele Nohamba | Durban High School | KwaZulu-Natal | Scrumhalf |
| 2016 | Damian Willemse | Paul Roos | Western Province | Flyhalf |
| 2015 | Ernst van Rhyn | Paarl Gymnasium | Western Province | Flank |
| 2014 | Curwin Bosch | Grey High | Eastern Province | Flyhalf |
| 2013 | Grant Hermanus | Paarl Gymnasium | Western Province | Wing |
| 2012 | Sergeal Petersen | Grey High | Eastern Province | Wing |
| 2011 | Jan Serfontein | Grey College | Free State | Centre |
| 2010 | Johan Goosen | Grey College | Free State | Flyhalf |
| 2009 | Andile Jho | Dale College | Border | Centre |
| 2008 | Sampie Mastriet | HTS Drostdy | Boland | Wing |
| 2007 | Wilton Pietersen | Outeniqua in 2006 | Free State | Wing |
The main senior rugby award went to Pieter-Steph du Toit who claimed his second SA Rugby Player of the Year title.
Full list of winners:
SA Rugby Player of the Year: Pieter-Steph du Toit
Other nominees: Aphiwe Dyanyti, Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert, Handré Pollard
SA Rugby Young Player of the Year: Sbu Nkosi
Other nominees: Aphelele Fassi, Embrose Papier, RG Snyman, Damian Willemse
Team of the Year: Springbok Sevens
Other nominees: Lions (Super Rugby), Sharks (Currie Cup)
Coach of the Year: Neil Powell
Other nominees: Swys de Bruin, Rassie Erasmus
Springbok Sevens Player of the Year: Dylan Sage
Other nominees: Werner Kok, Ruhan Nel
Junior Springbok Player of the Year: Wandisile Simelane
Other nominees: Salmaan Moerat, Tyrone Green, Damian Willemse
Super Rugby Player of the Tournament: Aphiwe Dyantyi (Lions)
Other nominees: Malcolm Marx, Franco Mostert (both Lions)
Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year: Sergeal Petersen (Western Province)
Other nominees: SP Marais (Western Province), Akker van der Merwe (Sharks)
Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year: Etienne Taljaard (Valke)
Other nominees: Divan Nel (SWD Eagles), Anrich Richter (Valke)
SuperSport Rugby Challenge Player of the Year: Chris Smith (Pumas)
Other nominees: Enver Brandt (Griquas), Ruwellyn Isbell (Pumas), Stefan Ungerer (Pumas)
Craven Week Player of the Tournament
Evan Roos (Western Province)
Referee of the Year
Jaco Peyper
Women’s Achiever of the Year
Nolusindiso Booi
@Muzi: WP I think
@Smallies: you know whick union signed De Wet Marais?!?! because WJ Steenkamp & Ross Braude are at loftus…….
@boerboel: @Quagga: I wouldn’t count out Richard Kriel, Dawid Kellerman & Dewald Donald making it to S15 level at the Bulls….
Well done Evan, ons hou jou loopbaan dop!!!
@boerboel: meer as net hulle, ek dink alberts is n puik jong slot en De Wet Marais is ook gehalte Apollis en Kellerman ook baie goed
@Quagga: Yeah Michael Horak made two great WP SBR signings for the Sharks. I’m very happy.
Congrats to Evan Roos he is a superb player. His dad Erik can be very proud of the lad. I agree with @boerboel: both Evan and Bunny (PRG #3) have what it takes to make a success. Dare I say they seem to be at the right place now as well to launch their careers (which will make Beet happy).
@Grizzly: jip out of the 2018 group in SA i can see him and the tightheadprop of PRG making it to s15 level.
and maybe the 9 from Glenwood-he has natural ability
Congratulations, know the boy from /9 and my son played a lot against him.Well deserved.
@Playa: hehehe, I have no problem with list. Would be interesting how they select though. ;-)
@BrotherBear: Did your eyes also pop when you saw Rassie Erasmus’s name?
Are these subjective selections (based on impression) or are there some empirical metrics in use – or both?