2008 SA Rugby awards

SA rugby honoured its players of 2008, at a function in Midrand last night.

Jean De villiers scooped the big awards and I don't think you can argue with Ricky Januarie picking up the try of the year!

The full list of award winners is listed below:



SA Rugby Player of the Year
Winner: Jean de Villiers (Western Province)

Young Player of the Year
Winner: Robert Ebersohn (Free State Cheetahs)

Players’ Player of the Year
Winner: Jean de Villiers (Western Province)

Team of the Year
Winner: Sharks (Vodacom Super 14 team)
Also nominated: Leopards, Sharks (Absa Currie Cup team), Blue Bulls, Stormers.

Coach of the Year
Winner: John Plumtree (Sharks, Absa Currie Cup)

Super 14 Player of the Year
Winner: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)

Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
Winner: Jean Deysel (Sharks)
Absa Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year
Winner: Kennedy Tsimba (Griffons).

Vodacom Cup Player of the Year
Winner: Burton Francis (Blue Bulls)

SuperSport Try of the Year
Winner: Ricky Januarie (SA v New Zealand, Dunedin)

Sevens Player of the Year
Renfred Deysel

SA Under-20 Player of the Year
Robert Ebersohn (Free State Cheetahs)

Women’s Player of the Year
Lorinda Brown (Eastern Province)

National Club Champs Player of the Tournament
Lola Waka (Pukke)

Refereeing Achievement of the Year
Mark Lawrence

Craven Week Player of the Tournament
Sampie Mastriet (Boland)