Double World Cup-winning Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx became only the fourth South African to be named World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year on Saturday.
Springboks Pieter-Steph du Toit, Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche, and Ethan Hooker have been nominated for the prestigious World Rugby Awards for 2026, it was announced on Tuesday.
Four Springbok stars have been named among the nominees in two of the eight categories at the upcoming 2024 World Rugby Awards in Monaco next week.
World Rugby have confirmed that the 2024 World Rugby Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, November 24.
Ireland flanker Josh van der Flier was named men's World Rugby Player of the Year on Sunday, pipping South Africa's Lukhanyo Am to the crown, as New Zealand co-captain Ruahei Demant took the women's Player of the Year award.
Lukhanyo Am's star continues to rise after he was nominated for the Player of the Year at the World Rugby Awards annual event.