South Africans up for awards

Springboks Pieter-Steph du Toit, Malcolm Marx and Ox Nche are nominees in the World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year category, while rookie wing/centre Ethan Hooker is a nominee in the 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year category.

- Own correspondent

The winners will be revealed on 22 November, following that day's Test matches.

Loose forward Du Toit (above), who last year became the first South African in history to win the Player of the Year Award twice, after also walking away with the title in 2019, was nominated for World Rugby's most decorated title once again, along with hooker Marx, prop Nche and France’s Louis Bielle-Biarrey.

This represents the second time Marx has been nominated for the award, as he was also among the nominees in 2018.