MBOMBELA NELSPRUIT – A year of hard work was celebrated at the annual Mpumalanga Rugby Union 2015 Awards evening held last night at the Emnotweni Casino Arena.

SARU President, Oregon Hoskins was the guest speaker and he gave insight to the coming 2016 season and he shared his thoughts on the success and challenges of the 2015 season.

The recipients of the Awards were:

MRU Referees:

Ricus van der Hoven received his Provincial Colours

MRU Development:

Pumas u16 Women’s Player of the Year: Kefile Nkosi Pumas

u18 Women’s Player of the Year: Zanele Nkosi

Pumas Women’s Player of the Year: Nonhlanhla Mntambo

MRU Sevens:

Pumas 7’s Player of the Year: Gerhard Munro

Steval Pumas Player of the Year: Tyler Fisher

MRU Amateur:

Lowveld Amateur Player of the Year: Jacques Kotzé

U19 Player of the Year: Ian Truter

U21 Player of the Year: Dylan du Buisson

Steval Pumas:

Vodacom Cup Player of the Year: Lambert Groenewald
Most Improved Player of the Year: Jason-Colin Fraser
Most Tries: Marnus Schoeman (7 Vodacom Cup, 7 Absa Currie Cup)

Most Points: JC Roos (118 Vodacom Cup, 59 Absa Currie Cup)

Forward of the Year: Marnus Schoeman
Backline Player of the Year: Faf de Klerk

Most Loyal Player of the Year: Sabelo Nhlapo

Player’s Player of the Year: Jason-Colin Fraser

Absa Currie Cup Player of the Year: Hoffmann Maritz

Steval Player of the Year: Vincent Koch

Suparugby.com Supa Puma of the Year: Marius van Rensburg (Operational Manager | Steval Pumas)