England and Leicester full-back Freddie Steward doubles up at awards rite, whilst Tigers team-mate Chris Ashton’s breaking of the Premiership’s all-time try-scoring file is voted second of the season; Marlie Packer named England girls’s participant of the yr
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Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen was once voted participant of the yr via his fellow pros
Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen has received the Rugby Gamers’ Affiliation males’s gamers’ participant of the yr award.
Leicester full-back Freddie Steward has executed the double of younger participant and England males’s participant of the yr.
Esterhuizen polled the absolute best selection of votes from his fellow pros, having loved an excellent season right through Quins’ bid to protect the Gallagher Premiership name.
“It’s an out of this world honour to win this award and for it to be voted via the entire gamers and groups that I have performed with and towards makes it much more particular,” mentioned Esterhuizen, who has helped Quins into the play-offs.
Steward, in the meantime, beat Quins fly-half Marcus Smith, London Irish again Henry Arundell and Sale Sharks prop Bevan Rodd to the younger participant gong.
The 21-year-old additionally pipped Smith and his Leicester team-mate Ellis Genge to England males’s participant of the yr.
Freddie Steward has been named younger participant of the yr and England males’s participant of the yr
Steward, who made his England debut remaining summer season, mentioned: “This can be a large honour to win an award voted on via your friends, and I think humbled to win, given the ability within the recreation.”
Marlie Packer received the England girls’s participant of the yr award, whilst Quins scrum-half Danny Care took the RPA’s particular advantage award.
In different places, the RPA’s Blyth Spirit award went to Kevin Sinfield and Andrew Fenby, former England girls’s big name Katy Daley-McLean was once inducted into the RPA’s corridor of repute and Leicester wing Chris Ashton breaking the Premiership’s all-time try-scoring file was once voted second of the season.
