SA Rugby has unveiled its 2025 awards nominees, with five Springboks vying for the top prize.

World Rugby Player of the Year Malcolm Marx will go head-to-head with four of his Springbok team-mates for the honour.

Marx, who claimed the global accolade last year, headlines a heavyweight Men’s Player of the Year shortlist that also includes Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese – underlining the depth and dominance of the reigning world champions.

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SA Rugby confirmed the nominees across nine major categories, with winners to be announced in due course following voting by media representatives and national team coaching staff.

Du Toit, a former winner of both SA Rugby and World Rugby’s top awards, returns to the shortlist alongside Nche, while Feinberg-Mngomezulu caps a breakthrough year that saw him named in World Rugby’s 2025 Dream Team. Wiese, meanwhile, earns his first nomination after a standout season in green and gold.

The future of South African rugby is equally well represented, with four of the five Young Player of the Year nominees having already featured at Test level in 2025. Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ethan Hooker, Canan Moodie and Zachary Porthen are joined by Junior Bok star Haashim Pead, who played a key role in South Africa’s World Rugby U20 Championship triumph.

Pead also earns a nomination for Junior Springbok Player of the Year, alongside Riley Norton and Cheswill Jooste.

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That national-team excellence carries through to the Coach and Team of the Year awards, with Rassie Erasmus, Philip Snyman, Kevin Foote and Swys de Bruin all shortlisted, alongside the Springboks, Blitzboks and Junior Springboks for Team of the Year.

SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Malcolm Marx
Ox Nche
Jasper Wiese

SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year
Byrhandré Dolf
Aseza Hele
Libbie Janse van Rensburg
Babalwa Latsha
Nadine Roos

SA Rugby Young Player of the Year
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (Springboks / DHL Stormers)
Ethan Hooker (Springboks / Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Canan Moodie (Springboks / Vodacom Bulls)
Haashim Pead (Junior Springboks / Lions)
Zachary Porthen (Springboks / DHL Stormers)

Springbok Sevens Men’s Player of the Year
Selvyn Davids
Shilton van Wyk
Impi Visser

Junior Springbok Player of the Year
Cheswill Jooste
Riley Norton
Haashim Pead

Team of the Year
Junior Springboks
Springboks
Springbok Sevens

Coach of the Year
Swys de Bruin (Springbok Women)
Rassie Erasmus (Springboks)
Kevin Foote (Junior Springboks)
Philip Snyman (Springbok Sevens)

Carling Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year
Donavan Don (Sanlam Boland Kavaliers)
Gurshwin Wehr (Suzuki Griquas)
George Whitehead (Suzuki Griquas)

Carling Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year
Keagan Fortune (Valke)
Andrew Kota (NovaVit Griffons)
Willem van den Hever (NovaVit Griffons)

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