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

As we approach the knockout stages of the FNB Varsity Shield 2026 where the top four teams will battle it out in the semi-finals on Friday 3 April, it’s once again time for coaches and the fans that rock to cast their votes for the players who have stood out the most throughout in this year's tournament. The FNB Varsity Shield coaches have already named their nominees and now the public gets to make the final call by voting for the winners of the 2026 FNB Overall Player That Rocks, as well as the FNB Back That Rocks and FNB Forward That Rocks awards.

The voting process beagan with all the head coaches nominating their top three players in each category and they were not allowed to nominate a player from their own team. The nominations are weighted with first position being allocated three points, second position two points and third position one point. The votes are then added up and the three players with the most points in each category are the nominees that you can vote for.

You can cast your votes in the polls below from Friday 3 April until 9am on Wednesday 8 April and the winners will be the players with the most votes at the deadline. They winners will be announced during the final on 10 April.

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

FNB Overall Player That Rocks 2026

• Lukhangele Tshayi (FNB WSU)
• Aaron Swartz (FNB UWC)
• Latica Nela (FNB Wits)

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

FNB Forward That Rocks 2026

• Chris Kachungunu (FNB Wits)
• Sipho Hobosch (FNB WSU)
• Sean Van Zijl (FNB Madibaz)

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

FNB Back That Rocks 2026

• Aaron Swartz (FNB UWC)
• Latica Nela (FNB Wits)
• Lukhangele Tshayi (FNB WSU)

UPDATE: VOTING IS NOW CLOSED AND THE RESULTS OF THE POLLS AS OF 9AM ON 8 APRIL WILL DECIDE THE WINNER.

Voting closed on Wednesday 8 April at 9am and the winners will be announced after the FNB Varsity Shield final on 10 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!