By Daniel Itai.
South Africa. (News of The South) – Reigning rugby champions, the Springboks, cleaned up on all the major rugby awards yesterday evening in Tokyo Japan.
Following their stellar performance this year in which the Springboks completed the unprecedented double of winning both the Rugby World Cup and the Rugby Championship in the same season. Their tenaciousness didn’t go unnoticed.
Springbok’s coach Rassie Erasmus was named Coach of the Year, the Springboks were named Team of the Year and Pieter-Steph du Toit was named as World Player of the Year.
Pieter-Steph du Toit was humbled by the award, “it’s a massive honour for me to accept this award, I think when we come back to South Africa it’s going to be an unbelievable experience.”
The Springboks won 10 out of 12 Tests, scoring 424 points and 52 tries and conceding only 138 points and 10 tries this year.
It is the first time the Springboks have won any of the top three awards as well as finishing the year at number one in the world rankings, since 2009.
England, Fiji, France and New Zealand were also rewarded for their stellar performances.
Word Rugby Referee of the Year: Wayne Barnes (England)
Breakthrough Player of the Year: Romain Ntamack (France)
Women’s Sevens Player of the Year: Ruby Tui (New Zealand)
Men’s Sevens Player of the Year: Jerry Tui (Fiji)
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