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Malcolm Marx, who was named World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year last year, is up against his Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2025, while last year’s local winner, Nadine Roos, has been nominated again for the Women’s Player of the Year Award.

Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup

The DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and Lions will have their work cut out in the final round of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions, where their playoff fate will be determined, while the Toyota Cheetahs will be looking to complete their campaign on a high note after being knocked out of the tournament last week.

Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup

Harlequins were a force to be reckoned with in their third round Investec Champions Cup clash against the DHL Stormers at the Stoop in London, where they outscored the visitors from Cape Town by nine tries to two for a commanding 61-10 victory.

Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup

The Lions recorded their first victory of the European season when they beat Lyon in an exciting EPCR Challenge Cup clash in Johannesburg to keep their playoff aspirations alive, but the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks were beaten in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

The two South African derbies in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to kick off the new year both went down to the wire, with the Lions and DHL Stormers taking the spoils over the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls in two nail-biting and hard-fought encounters.