Eben Etzebeth Maintains Title of Top Springbok After Scooping Back-to-Back Player of the Year Awards

Lock Eben Etzebeth scooped the top award of Player of the Year for the second year running in the SA Rugby Awards after impressive displays in the Springbok jersey

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander described Etzebeth as the star of the year, which local fans will remember for decades to come Winger Canan Moodie retained the title of Young Player of the Year while the Springboks deservedly won the Team of the Year awardWorld Cup-winning Springbok duo Eben Etzebeth and Canan Moodie retained their respective titles of SA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. Image: Franco Arland / Jan KrugerSpringbok lock Eben Etzebeth beat fellow members of the World Cup-winning squad to defend his accolade of SA Rugby Player of the Year on 14 March 2024.

Alexander continued to give credit to every national rugby team member, lauding them for their great work. “The 2023 season will be ingrained in our memories for decades to come, with the Springboks setting the tone and doing so much for nation building and social cohesion in South Africa. But all of our national teams did well, and we are proud of all the winners."Mzansi"Well done, YSTERBETH! Keep pushing, boytjie! Your game just keeps getting better and better!""Well done, Eben! You fricken deserve it.""You've got to love Eben....

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