Malcolm Marx won the players’ Player of the Year award at the BrightRock Players Choice Awards in Sandton on Tuesday night.

The Springbok hooker was also named the Forward of the Year.

Bok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi won the Backline Player of the Year award and also took the #LoveChange Award for the player who has made great strides over the past year.

Bok flank/lock Pieter-Steph du Toit won the Defender of the Year award, while Blitzbok Zain Davids was named as the Best off the Bench.

The winners were decided by South African professional rugby players in a voting process which was run by MyPlayers, the South African rugby players’ organisation.

Lions loose forward Hacjivah Dayimani scooped the Fans’ Choice Award, the only award voted for by the public.