The third annual BrightRock Players Choice Awards was held by The Park at Hyde Park on Tuesday evening, 19 November – the awards are held by the players for the players.
The award show is hosted by BrightRock a life insurance company and the award show was star-studded, as the recently crowned World Rugby Champions Springbok came in their numbers.
Rugby players from all South Africa’s 14 unions voted for their best players for the season. Fans are able to vote for BrightRock Fans Choice Category.
The biggest winners of the night:
- Pieter-Steph du Toit won three awards on the night: Defender and Forward player of the year and the coveted Players’ player of the year
- Cheslin Kolbe: Backline player of the year
- Herschel Jantjies: Best off the bench award and Most improved player
- Rosko Specman: Fans choice award.
Here were some of the other highlights of the night:
A night Lebo Mogoma (15) will always remember.???????????? #BRPlayersChoice #MyPlayers https://t.co/epqwjT70J5
— MyPlayers (@MyPlayersRugby) November 19, 2019
Lovely touch from the awards organisers: that young fella with Siya Kolisi is the same cat who bawled his eyes out when Siya signed his boots.#BRPlayersChoice pic.twitter.com/vQQlrQVwsr
— Simnikiwe Xabanisa (@simxabanisa) November 19, 2019
What dreams coming true look like!????????
Lebo Mogoma (15), the young learner from Helpmekaar Kollege in Johannesburg who took social media by storm with his tearful joy after Siya Kolisi signed his boots, finally got the chance to meet his heroes in person!#BRPlayersChoice pic.twitter.com/c4kOB6NQe6
— MyPlayers (@MyPlayersRugby) November 19, 2019
Amazing Hosts thank u @JasonGoliath #brplayerschoice pic.twitter.com/R1aZiofkht
— Charlotte Meyer (@charzia) November 19, 2019
While everyone clamours for a photo with Siya Kolisi, the world's biggest Cheetahs fan @Tyronbarnard gets a photo with his hero. #brplayerschoice pic.twitter.com/LLrlZchAIh
— Ben Karpinski (@followthebounce) November 19, 2019
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