SA Rugby Player of the Year winners list since 1992

Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has been crowned SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2025, to go with the ward he also won in 2017.

There have been a number of multiple winners over the years, among them Schalk Burger, Bryan Habana and Pieter-Steph du Toit.

Here is a list of the men’s players who’ve received SA rugby’s biggest individual award.

Also, we’ve listed the women’s winners, since 2004, as well as the men’s Young Player of Year winners, and the best Sevens player winners.

SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year winners (since 1992):

1992: Tiaan Strauss
1993: Gavin Johnson
1994: Chester Williams
1995: Ruben Kruger
1996: André Joubert
1997: Os du Randt
1998: Gary Teichmann
1999: André Venter
2000: Breyton Paulse
2001: André Vos
2002: Joe van Niekerk
2003: Ashwin Willemse
2004: Schalk Burger
2005: Bryan Habana
2006: Fourie du Preez
2007: Bryan Habana
2008: Jean de Villiers
2009: Fourie du Preez
2010: Gurthrö Steenkamp
2011: Schalk Burger
2012: Bryan Habana
2013: Jean de Villiers
2014: Duane Vermeulen
2015: Lood de Jager
2016: Pieter-Steph du Toit
2017: Malcolm Marx
2018: Pieter-Steph du Toit
2019: Pieter-Steph du Toit
2020: Duane Vermeulen
2021: Siya Kolisi
2022: Eben Etzebeth
2023: Eben Etzebeth
2024: Cheslin Kolbe
2025: Malcolm Marx

SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year winners (since 2004):

2004: Ronwin Kelly
2005: Ingrid Botha
2006: Mandisa Williams
2007: Natasha Hoffmeester
2008: Lorinda Brown
2009: Saloma Booysen
2010: Dolly Mavungwana
2011: Cebisa Kula
2012: Yolanda Meiring
2013: Zenay Jordaan
2014: Fundiswa Plaatjie
2015: Veroeshka Grain
2016: Marithy Pienaar
2017: Babalwa Latsha
2018: Nolusindiso Booi
2019: Aseza Hele
2021: Lusanda Dumke
2022: Nadine Roos
2023: Libbie Janse van Rensburg
2024: Nadine Roos
2025: Nadine Roos

SA Rugby Young Player of the Year winners (since 2001):

2001: Conrad Jantjes
2002: Pedrie Wannenburg
2003: Ashwin Willemse
2004: Bryan Habana
2005: Jongi Nokwe
2006: Pierre Spies
2007: Frans Steyn
2008: Robert Ebersohn
2009: Heinrich Brussow
2010: Elton Jantjies
2011: Pat Lambie
2012: Eben Etzebeth
2013: Eben Etzebeth
2014: Handre Pollard
2015: Jesse Kriel
2016: Malcolm Marx
2017: Malcolm Marx
2018: Sbu Nkosi
2019: Herschel Jantjies
2020: Wandisile Simelane
2021: Aphelele Fassi
2022: Canan Moodie
2023: Canan Moodie
2024: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
2025: Ethan Hooker

Springbok Seven’s Men’s Player of the Year winners (since 2001):

2001: Andre Pretorius
2002: Brent Russell
2003: Marius Schoeman
2004: Kabamba Floors
2005: Stefan Basson
2006: Stefan Basson
2007: Mzwandile Stick
2008: Renfred Dazel
2009: Frankie Horne
2010: Kyle Brown
2011: Cecil Afrika
2012: Cecil Afrika
2013: Cornal Hendricks
2014: Seabelo Senatla
2015: Werner Kok
2016: Seabelo Senatla
2017: Rosko Specman
2018: Dylan Sage
2019: Siviwe Soyizwapi
2020: Stedman Gans
2021: Ronald Brown
2022: JC Pretorius
2023: Ricardo Duarttee
2024: Selvyn Davids
2025: Shilton van Wyk

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