Golden Lions players in spotlight for awards
Six players from the Golden Lions were nominated‚ while the Lions Super Rugby team made the top three in the Team of the Year category
UNSURPRISINGLY Lions players dominated the list of nominations for various South African rugby awards which were announced on Tuesday.The Lions went all the way to the Super Rugby final in 2016 where they lost to the Hurricanes in the final in Wellington.It was an impressive campaign from a team led by exciting young coach Johan Ackermann and a group of unheralded players — unheralded until this season that is.Since their Super Rugby run Lions regulars such as No8 Warren Whiteley‚ flank Jaco Kriel‚ scrumhalf Faf de Klerk‚ tighthead Julian Redelinghuys‚ flyhalf Elton Jantjies‚ wing Ruan Combrinck‚ centre Lionel Mapoe‚ lock Gerhard Mostert and hooker Malcolm Marx have all featured for the Boks in 2016.Marx‚ Mostert‚ Combrinck‚ Kriel and De Klerk all made their Test debuts in 2016.Six players from the Golden Lions — Combrinck‚ Whiteley‚ Kriel‚ Rohan Janse van Rensburg‚ Marx and Jantjies — were nominated‚ while the Lions (Super Rugby) made the top three in the Team of the Year category....
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