BBCo rewards 2018 players and management

The Blue Bulls Company held their 2018 awards ceremony,  where players and management were recognized for their contributions in the 80th year of the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls, at Loftus Park on Thursday, 29 October 2018.

The players, management, board, sponsors, stakeholders and media gathered in the shadow of Loftus Versfeld to celebrate each other with a fun and light hearted mood being set by a Mexican Mariachi band and DJ Mac on the turntables.

The stage was set for acknowledging the award winners with RG Snyman and Johan Grobbelaar walking away with the Senior and Junior MVP awards respectively. Jesse Kriel was recognized as the Super Rugby Player of the Year.

It takes a team of individuals working behind the scenes for the the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls to function with Heilie Brits being awarded the Employee of the Year while Xander Janse van Rensburg and Divan Strydom voted as the High Performance Employee of the Year.

U19

U19 Forward of the Year: Janko Swanepoel

U19 Back of the Year: Marnus Potgieter

U19 Players' Player of the Year: Marnus Potgieter

U19 Player of the Year: Jaco Labuschagne

U21

U21 Forward ofthe Year: JC Pretorius

U21 Back of the Year: Wian van Niekerk

U21 Players' Player of the Year: Johan Grobbelaar

U21 Player of the Year: Johan Grobbelaar

SUPERSPORT RUGBY CHALLENGE

SuperSport Challenge Forward of the Year: Abongile Nonkontwana

SuperSport Challenge Back of the Year: JT Jackson

SuperSport ChallengePlayers' Player of the Year: JT Jackson

SuperSport Challenge Player of the Year: Earll Douwrie

CURRIE CUP

Currie Cup Forward ofthe Year: Eli Snyman

Currie Cup Back of the Year: Divan Rossouw

Currie Cup Players' Player of the Year: Ruan Steenkamp

Currie Cup Player of the Year: Ruan Steenkamp

VODACOM SUPER RUGBY

Vodacom Super Rugby Forward of the Year: Lodewyk de Jager

Vodacom Super Rugby Back of the Year: Ivan van Zyl

Vodacom Super Rugby Players' Player of the Year: Marco van Staden

Vodacom Super Rugby Player of the Year: Jesse Kriel

Vodacom Blue Bulls Junior MVP: Johan Grobbelaar

Vodacom Blue Bulls Senior MVP: RG Snyman

High Performance Employee of the Year: Xander Janse van Rensburg

High Performance Employee of the Year: Divan Strydom

Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls Man of the Year: Johnny Kotze

BBCo Employee of the Year: Heilie Brits

PUMA Forever Faster Award: Manie Libbok

ISUZU Phenomenal Flying Forward: Marco van Staden

Vodacom Fans Player of the Year: Handre Pollard

Vodacom Bulls Babe of the Year: Sotira Petrou