Hanekom and Louw take home the booty at Bulls player awards

Cameron Hanekom and Wilco Louw were the big winners at the Vodacom Bulls Player Awards held in Pretoria on Wednesday evening.

On a dazzling night when players swapped rugby gear for glam, it was celebration all round as Hanekom, the Bulls No 8, was named Fans Player of the Year, Investec Champions Cup, Forward of the Year, Investec Champions Cup Player of the Year and Vodacom United Rugby Championship Forward of the Year, an extraordinary sweep by one of the team’s most outstanding players.

Louw, meanwhile, was rewarded for his heroic front-row efforts by being named Vodacom Bulls United Rugby Championship Player of the Year and winning the Vodacom Bulls Senior MVP award.

Sizophila Solontsi, who travels with the South African squad to the Rugby World Cup on Thursday, was named Isuzu Bulls Daisies Players Player of the Year and MVP.

Jannes Kirsten cracked the nod as Vodacom Bulls Carling Currie Cup Player of the Year, while Canan Moodie took home the Investec Champions Cup Back of the Year award.

In most cases, awards were determined by coaching staff and management, while players themselves voted for players’ player awards.

Additionally, the fan awards were adjudicated by Vodacom.

AWARD WINNERS

Vodacom Bulls U19 Back of the Year: JT Kapank

Vodacom Bulls U19 Forward of the Year: Jean Erasmus

Vodacom Bulls U19 Players Player of the Year: Abri van der Westhuysen;

Vodacom Bulls U21 Back of the Year: Logan Opperman

Vodacom Bulls U21 Forward of the Year: Corne Beets

Vodacom Bulls U21 Players Player of the Year: Corne Beets

Isuzu Bulls Daisies Back of the Year (Puma): Patience Mokone

Isuzu Bulls Daisies Forward of the Year (Isuzu): Faith Tshauke

Isuzu Bulls Daisies Players Player of the Year (GP Consult): Sizophila Solontsi