Absa Currie Cup Awards for John Plumtree & Louis Fouchè
Louis Fouche' with his trophy during the Absa Currie Cup Player of the Month award for August at Loftus Versfeld B Field on September 04, 2012 in Pretoria, South Africa Photo by Lefty Shivambu / Gallo Images
The Sharks coach John Plumtree and young Vodacom Blue Bulls points machine Louis Fouchè were today named as the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Absa Currie Cup Player for August.
Plumtree was instrumental in guiding the KwaZulu-Natal outfit to impressive victories over 2011 Absa Currie Cup champions, the MTN Golden Lions and also DHL Western Province last month. Rookie Blue Bulls fly half Fouchè, received plaudits for some impressive displays in the No. 10 jersey for the Pretoria-team
The announcements were made at two separate handovers on Tuesday. Coach Plumtree received his award in Durban with Fouchè accepting his in Pretoria.
Both winners walked away with R10 000 each, courtesy of tournament sponsor, Absa.
The Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month competitions is designed to acknowledge and reward coaches for their outstanding leadership and players for their consistency and for significantly contributing to the overall performance of their teams.
The monthly winners were chosen by a media panel consisting of respected journalists and commentators.
John Plumtree Head Coach of the Sharks during the Absa Currie Cup Coach of the Month award for August at Mr Price KINGS PARK on September 04, 2012 in Durban, South AfricaPhoto by Steve Haag / Gallo Images
Other nominees included Golden Lions coach, Johann Ackermann, who led the Johannesburg-based team to the top of the standings in August and Blue Bulls mentor, Pine Pienaar, for transforming a young team into a formidable unit. Plumtree received the highest number of votes from the judging panel. He also won this monthly award in August 2009 and was named the 2008 Absa Currie Cup Coach of the Season.
The 2012 edition of the Absa Currie Cup has already seen a number of young players raising their game and producing some outstanding performances. Players such as the Toyota Free State Cheetahs winger Raymond Rhule, in his maiden season was one of the front runners and Blue Bulls flanker CJ Stander has been a key figure in the Loftus Versfeld side’s arsenal. He ran in closely behind Fouchè for the award of Absa Currie Cup Player of the Month. Fouchè, however, received the nod for being the leading points-scorer in the tournament and displaying commendable distribution skills with composure beyond his age.
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