Bulls, Stormers mop up nominations
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:05
Players from the Super 14 finalists, the Bulls and Stormers, have monopolised the nominations in the race for the title of Super 14 Player of the Year award, the South African Rugby Union announced on Tuesday.
The 2009 winner, Bulls flyhalf Morné Steyn, has again been nominated along with teammates Fourie du Preez and Gerhard van den Heever.
They are joined by the Stormers' lock Andries Bekker and centre Jaque Fourie in the five nominations.
The five polled the most votes among rugby from a total of 26 players that were nominated.
Steyn set a record of 263 points in a Super Rugby season as the Bulls won the title for the third time in four seasons.
Van den Heever scored eight tries in the Bulls' march to the title, while Du Preez, the 2009 SA Rugby Player of the Year, was outstanding once again.
The Stormers' first appearance in a Final was reflected in several nominations for their players with lock Andries Bekker and centre Jaque Fourie - who scored seven tries in his debut season with the franchise – garnering enough media votes to be in the running for the award.
Meanwhile the Blue Bulls' last-gasp win in the Vodacom Cup competition was also reflected in nominations for that competition's Player of the Year award.
Team captain Gerrit-Jan van Velze, fullback Tiger Mangweni and flyhalf Francois Brummer – who kicked the after-the-hooter drop-goal against the luckless Cheetahs to clinch the ZAR1-million first prize – were all among the nominees.
Free State flyhalf Louis Strydom and Sharks No.10 Monty Dumond, who edged the former as the competition's top scorer, completed the nominations.
The winners of the awards, as well as the rest of the SA Rugby Player of the Year awards, will be announced at the Springbok Banquet on November 2.
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