Some of the brightest young talents in the game are in the running to be named URC Next-Gen Player of the Season - including Dragons RFC ace Aneurin Owen.
The prestigious award is open to players who were aged 23 and under at the beginning of the campaign and who had won no more than five international caps at that point. They also need to have made nine appearances in the league this season.
There are 16 nominees short-listed - six apiece from South Africa and Wales, two from Scotland and one from both Ireland and Italy.
The winner of the award will be determined by a media vote.
Here’s a full list of the nominees:
- Quan Horn, Emirates Lions
- Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Vodacom Bulls
- Matt Currie, Edinburgh Rugby
- Gabe Hamer-Webb, Cardiff Rugby
- Henco van Wyk, Emirates Lions
- Ellis Mee, Scarlets
- Jack Boyle, Leinster Rugby
- Cameron Hanekom, Vodacom Bulls
- Suleiman Hartzenberg, DHL Stormers
- Andre-Hugo Venter, DHL Stormers
- Macs Page, Scarlets
- Simone Gesi, Zebre Parma
- Aneurin Owen, Dragons RFC
- Paddy Harrison, Edinburgh Rugby
- Blair Murray, Scarlets
- Dan Edwards, Ospreys
