VOTE for the FNB Varsity Cup 2026 Players of the Tournament!

With the FNB Varsity Cup 2026 playoffs currently underway it's that time of the season where we acknowledge and vote for the top players of the year. The FNB Varsity Cup coaches have nominated and now the public can weigh in and vote for who wins the 2026 overall FNB Varsity Cup Player That Rocks award, the FNB Back That Rocks and FNB Forward That Rocks award winners.

As in previous years all eight FNB Varsity Cup head coaches were asked to nominate three players in each category and were not allowed to nominate a player from their own university. The nomination process is weighted with first position worth three points, second position two points and third position one point. The votes were then added up and the three players with the most points in each category are now being put forward to the public, whose votes will determine the winner in each of the categories.

You can cast your votes below from Monday 6 April until 8am on Friday 10 April and the winners will be the players with the most votes at the deadline.

Here are the top nominees for the FNB Overall Player of the Tournament award. The winner will receive a cheque for R10 000 powered by FNBy.

FNB Overall Player That Rocks 2026

• Ezekiel Ngobeni (FNB Maties)
• Thabang Mphafi (FNB UJ)
• Jack Benade (FNB UCT)

Here are the nominees for the FNB Back That Rocks who will receive R7 500 from FNBy.

FNB Back that Rocks 2026

• Divan Du Toit (FNB Tuks)
• Matthew Fortuin (FNB NWU)
• Jack Benade (FNB UCT)

Here are the nominees for the FNB Forward That Rocks who will receive R7 500 from FNBy.

FNB Forward That Rocks 2026

• Aden Da Costa (FNB UCT)
• Ricardo Fourie (FNB NWU)
• Thabang Mphafi (FNB UJ)

Voting will close on Friday 10 April at 9am and the winners will be announced after the FNB Varsity Cup final on 13 April where they will receive their awards and a cheques powered by FNBy.

Cast your vote in the polls above and let us know who you voted for in the comments.