Du Preez named SA’s best
Fourie du Preez won the SA Player of the Year award while Springbok halfback partner Morne Steyn captured three accolades at the annual banquet in Johannesburg.
Du Preez beat Bok skipper John Smit, Victor Matfield, Heinrich Brussow and Steyn himself to claim the coveted title. Du Preez is a previous winner of the trophy, having walked away with the award in 2007.
Steyn was considered the best Test player in the British & Irish Lions series, the player of the Super 14 tournament and the Players’ Player of the Year.
Brussow was named the Young Player of the Year and the best provincial player to face the Lions.
Predictably, the Springboks won Team of the Year and Peter de Villiers Coach of the Year.
2009 SA Rugby awards:
Club Champs Player of the Year – Dustin Jinka (Hamiltons)
Women’s Rugby Achiever of the Year – Saloma Booysen
Refereeing Achievement of the Year – Jonathan Kaplan
Craven Week Player of the Tournament – Andile Jho (Border)
Vodacom Cup Player of the Year – Jonathan Mokuena
SA U20 Player of the Year – Lionel Cronje
SA Sevens Player of the Year – Frankie Horne
Try of the Year – Jaque Fourie (vs British & Irish Lions in second Test)
First Division Player of the Year – Allistair Kettledas
Currie Cup Player of the Year – Luke Watson
Super 14 Player of the Year – Morne Steyn
Coach of the Year – Peter de Villiers
Team of the Year – Springboks
Best provincial player against B & I Lions – Heinrich Brussow
Best Test player against B & I Lions – Morne Steyn
Young Player of the Year – Heinrich Brussow
Players’ Player of the Year – Morne Steyn
Player of the Year – Fourie du Preez
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:32 pm
#100 daneb: it is k@k too, the Aussie momentum excuse doesn’t even work in this instance, it was clearly a forward pass and if it went against the Boks all SA fans would be furious.
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I don’t usually agree with Tactitus but he is 100% correct in all his comments.
If the ‘forward pass’ rule did not stand as it does today 50% of all passes would be forward. Momentum of the ball has and always will be taken into account.
Having said that FDP pass to Habana on Sat was right on the very edge….could have gone either way if a touch judge was in line to see it.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Boring! Where’s the controversy in these awards?