WATCH: SA speedster nominated for World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year
Springbok wing, Aphiwe Dyantyi has been nominated for a global rugby award following an outstanding debut season on the international stage.
Ireland wing, Jordan Larmour and New Zealand prop, Karl Tu’inukuafe are the other players who have been nominated for the accolade.
Three brilliant players have been nominated for World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year 2018 in association with Tudor. pic.twitter.com/OBzhqbCrPZ
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) October 26, 2018
To be eligible for the award, a player must have played less than one year of senior international rugby.
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Explaining
Dyantyi's nomination. World Rugby says the winger scored a try in his
Debut Test match against England in June, and never looked back,
starting in all nine Tests for the Boks in 2018 and scoring six tries.
"Blessed with pace and power, the 24-year-old was the joint top try-scorer in the Rugby Championship with five as South Africa finished as runners-up," read the statement.
Previous winners of the award are New Zealand’s RWC 2015 winner Nehe Milner-Skudder, England forward Maro Itoje and All Blacks winger Rieko Ioane.
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The winner will be revealed at the World Rugby Awards, which take place at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo on 25 November.Dyantyi plays his franchise rugby for the Johannesburg-based Lions.
Lions Springbok wing, Aphiwe Dyantyi has been nominated as one of three candidates for World Rugby’s Breakthrough Player of the Year Award for 2018. The winner will be revealed at the World Rugby Awards, which take place at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo on 25 November. pic.twitter.com/2mHG6uhCsx
— Xerox Golden Lions (@LionsRugbyCo) October 26, 2018