SA Rugby Men's Player of the Year

The SA Rugby Men's Player of the Year is awarded annually to honour the South Africa's outstanding rugby union player of the year.

List of winners

Multiple winners

• 4 times:

• 3 times:

• 2 times:

Notable absences

• Joost van der Westhuizen - Nominee 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
• Victor Matfield - Nominee 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
• Damian de Allende - Nominee 2015, 2019, 2021, 2024
• Bakkies Botha - Nominee 2003, 2004, 2005
• Bismarck du Plessis - Nominee 2008, 2011, 2013
• Percy Montgomery - Nominee 1997, 2007
• Francois Pienaar - Nominee 1993, 1995
• Willie le Roux - Nominee 2013, 2014
• Handré Pollard - Nominee 2014, 2018
• Makazole Mapimpi - Nominee 2019, 2021
• Joel Stransky - Nominee 1990, 1995
• Juan Smith - Nominee 2003, 2007
• Lukhanyo Am - Nominee 2021, 2022
• Morné Steyn - Nominee 2009
• Henry Honiball - Nominee 1996
• John Smit - Nominee 2009
• Pierre Spies - Nominee 2006
• Mark Andrews - Nominee 1994
• Rassie Erasmus - Nominee 2000
• Pieter Rossouw - Nominee 1997
• James Small - Nominee 1993
• Tendai Mtawarira - Nominee 2008
• Francois Steyn - Nominee 2020
• Jaque Fourie
• Faf de Klerk

See also

• SA Rugby Women's Player of the Year
• World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year

References