Libbok, Roos the big winners at WP, Stormers awards evening

Rising stars of South African rugby, Manie Libbok and Evan Roos, took the prime honours at the Western Province Rugby awards evening on Tuesday.

Flyhalf Libbok was named Stormers Player of the Year and Roos the Stormers Players’ Player of the Year at the awards evening at Kelvin Grove.

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Both gamers have been referred to as as much as the Springbok coaching squad this week, together with Breakthrough Player of the Year, Sacha Mngomezulu, and 5 extra of their Stormers teammates.

The awards evening marked the finish of the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) membership rugby season and featured a bunch of awards for the numerous leagues and ranges of the recreation.

Libbok and Roos

Libbok and Roos have been pivotal to the Stormers’ claiming the inaugural United Rugby Championship title, with Libbok ending the marketing campaign as the prime points-scorer and Roos voted the Players’ Player of the event as properly.

The 20-year-old Mngomezulu made his Stormers debut in the quarterfinal towards Edinburgh and featured in the matchday squad for all three play-off matches.

Libbok kicked an important drop-goal and Roos scored a strive in the Grand Final, to cap off a season which noticed each make necessary contributions commonly as the Stormers took the title.

Referee of the Year

Western Province captain Nama Xaba was named Player of the Year for the Currie Cup marketing campaign, whereas hooker Lukhanyo Vokozela was named the WP U20 Player of the Year and No 8 Keke Morabe the WP U21 Player of the Year.

The WP Women’s Player of the Year went to free ahead Sinazo Mcatshulwa, with Aimee Barrett-Theron recognised as the Referee of the Year.

Helderberg hooker Jacques van Zyl walked off with the Club Rugby Player of the Year award whereas Zachary Porthen of Wynberg Boys High School and Logan Welmann from Macassar High School have been the School’s Player of the Year and Girls’ School’s Player of the Year.

Damian Willemse obtained the BrightRock Needs-matched Award, for the participant who places the staff forward of himself and does the issues that individuals don’t see, whereas Ernst van Rhyn took the Beyond Rugby Award powered by SunBet for management on the discipline, off the discipline, outreach and illustration of the Stormers model.

Stalwarts Frans Malherbe, Steven Kitshoff, Brok Harris, Deon Fourie and Juan de Jongh have been all honoured with particular caps for making over 100 appearances for the DHL Stormers over the years.