The South African Rugby Awards will take place on Thursday night at Gold Reef City where the award recipients will be announced. With the Golden Lion’s victory against the Sharks in the Currie Cup final 2011, The team could very well walk away with the Absa Team of the Year award.
See the list below for some of the nominees:
SARU Rugby Player of the Year:
1. Schalk Burger
2. Bismarck du Plessis
3. Francois Hougaard
4. Pat Lambie
5. Victor Matfield
Young Player of the Year:
1. Johan Goosen
2. Francois Hougaard
3. Elton Jantjies
4. Pat Lambie
5. Jaco Taute
Absa Team of the Year:
1. Regent Boland Cavaliers
2. MTN Golden Lions
3. Springbok Sevens
4. DHL Stormers
5. University of Cape Town
Absa Coach of the Year:
1. Allister Coetzee (DHL Stormers and Western Province)
2. Eugene Eloff (Regent Boland Cavaliers)
3. John Mitchell (MTN Lions and Golden Lions)
4. John Plumtree (The Sharks)
5. Paul Treu (Springbok Sevens)
Source: supersport
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