The Blue Bulls Company (BBC) held their 2019 awards ceremony on December 3 to honour their players for their efforts during the season.
World Cup winning fly half Handré Pollard walked away as the BBC’s Player of the Year Award with fellow world champion Duane Vermuelen, claiming the Vodacom Super Rugby Player of the Year Award.
The Currie Cup and SuperSport Challenge Player of the Year awards were snapped up by Tim Agaba and Ruan Nortje respectively, while Muller Uys and Richard Kriel were awarded the u-21 and u-19 Player of the Year Award. The ceremony was also used to name the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby leadership, with Burger Odendaal being named as captain and Trevor Nyakane his deputy.
The BBC would like to congratulate all the award winners while wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable festive season.
The winners of the respective categories are:
U-19 Player of the Year: Richard Kriel
U-21 Forward of the Year: Hanru Sirgel
U-21 Back of the Year: Wian van Niekerk
U-21 Player of the Year: Muller Uys
SuperSport Challenge Player of the Year: Ruan Nortje
Currie Cup Player of the Year: Tim Agaba
VSR Forward of the Year: Trevor Nyakane
VSR Back of the Year: Burger Odendaal
VSR Player of the Year: Duane Vermeulen
BBC Employee of the Year: Collen Khoza
Puma Forever Faster Award: Cornal Hendricks
Isuzu Award: Lizo Gqoboka
Afgri Award: Simphiwe Matanzima
BBC Player of the Year: Handré Pollard
