French publication Midi Olympique has crowned Pieter Steph du Toit the best player in the world, usurping France megastar Antoine Dupont.
Five members of the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad in France – Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse – were nominated for the coveted SA Rugby Men's Player of the Year Award for 2023.
South Africa are back at the top of the World Rugby rankings after defeating France 29-28 in a pulsating Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris on Sunday.