The Junior Springbok Player of the Year and rising Sharks star dreams of being among the 81 Springboks this season. Rising star at the Sharks and 2024’s Junior Springbok Player of the Year, Jurenzo Julius, says his next short-term goal is being selected for the Springboks, a dream he has always had. The 20-year-old speedster was bestowed the Junior Springbok Player of the Year award at SA Rugby’s ceremony last week after lighting up the U20 stage for two seasons. During that time, he earned 13 caps for the Junior Springboks, starting in 12 matches. He scored seven tries to accrue 35 points to his name — enough to earn him a contract at the Sharks this season and ultimately, the prestigious award. Since joining the Sharks, Julius, AKA ‘The
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The Springboks and coach Rassie Erasmus also picked up awards at a prize-giving function in Cape Town. Two-time World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe has joined the illustrious list of players to be named SA Rugby Player of the Year. The speedy winger picked up the award, for the 2024 season, at a function in Cape Town on Thursday night, beating fellow Springbok nominees Pieter-Steph du Toit, Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth and Ox Nche to the trophy. Du Toit was last year named World Rugby Player of the Year for his stellar performances for the Boks in 2024. ‘Thank you for believing in me’ Kolbe is the first backline player to win the award since Jean de Villiers won in 2013. “It’s massive … I need to pinch myself,” said
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When this women’s college basketball season began, most folks figured that the race for the national player of the year would come down to three returning guards: UConn’s Paige Bueckers, USC’s JuJu Watkins and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo. And indeed, all three players have been mightily impressive this season and likely secured spots on the All-American First Team. A fourth player quickly rose to the top to join them in that debate and conversation in UCLA center Lauren Betts, who is averaging about 20 points and 10 rebounds per game and is the nucleus of a Bruins’ squad that started the year 23-0 and looks like a legit contender for the national title. But it feels like there’s a fifth player we should be talking about for a spot on