Springbok Rugby World Cup-winning No 8 Jasper Wiese has confirmed he is leaving Leicester at the end of the season. Photo: Leicester Tigers website.
Springboks keep raking in top awards: Next up is Jasper Wiese
Jasper Wiese has been voted as the best player in England by his fellow professionals.
Springbok Rugby World Cup-winning No 8 Jasper Wiese has confirmed he is leaving Leicester at the end of the season. Photo: Leicester Tigers website.
Jasper Wiese has become the latest Springboks player to scoop up a prestigious award after being crowned the Premiership Players’ Player of the Year at the 2023 RPA awards.
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Wiese, who has 20 Test caps for the Springboks, received the most votes from his peers in the Premiership to claim the most prestigious award in the English game, capping off a fantastic year for the South African.
The 27-year-old loose forward has been the Leicester Tigers’ most influential player this season, having featured in 14 league games and scoring six tries.
His stats also include 130 tackles made, 11 offloads and 218 carries, the fourth-highest in the competition.
Wiese was up against other incredible talents, including Mateo Carreras, Ben Earl, Alex Mitchell and Tom Pearson. Still, his stellar season was duly noted and rewarded by the other players in the league who voted for him to win the illustrious Rugby Players’ Association award.
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SPRINGBOK HUMBLED BY RECOGNITION
The 27-year-old South African acknowledged the recognition: “It’s very humbling to be named the winner of such a prestigious and special award.
“I’d like to thank the players from around the competition for voting for me, and I just want to thank my Leicester teammates for their support too.”
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Wiese’s achievement follows soon after fellow Springboks Manie Libbok and Johan Goosen were named the URC’s Fans’ Player of the Season and the Golden Boot winner, respectively.
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