Vermeulen, BlitzBokke up for awards
Springbok No.8 Duane Vermeulen and the Commonwealth Games gold medal winning South African Sevens team have been nominated for major awards.
They are in line for top honours at the Department of Sport and Recreation South African's awards.
Vermeulen has been nominated in the category of Sports Star of the Year.
He will be up against Ernst van Dyk (wheelchair marathon athlete), Chad Le Clos (swimming), Portia Modise (soccer), Khotso Mokoena (track and field) and AB de Villiers (cricket).
The BlitzBokke, who won the Sevens World Series tournaments in Port Elizabeth and Las Vegas last season, and their coach, Neil Powell, also received nominations.
The Sevens team have been shortlisted in the category for Team of the Year.
The other nominees in this category are Lawn Bowls and the SA Under-19 cricket team.
Powell is one of the nominees for Coach of the Year, alongside Shakes Mashaba (Bafana Bafana) and Graham Hill (swimming).
The South African Sports Awards have been created to recognise and honour individuals and teams who have excelled both on and off the field between October 1 last year August 31 this year.
Candidates for the awards are nominated by the National Sports Federations, the sports media and the SA Sports Awards Voting Panel.
The South African Sports Awards will take place on November 30 at the Sandton Convention Centre.
