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The Citizen
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
Stormers bruiser locks in URC award
Ruben van Heerden has been crowned the Vodacom United Rugby Championship's (URC) Tackle Machine for 2024-25, highlighting his superb defensive impact for the Stormers this season. The award celebrates the best defender among players who made at least 150 tackles this season, marking Van Heerden as one of South Africa's top performers heading into the URC semi-finals. The towering lock topped the charts with 171 tackles at a staggering 98% success rate, edging out Glasgow's Rory Darge (160 tackles, 97%) and Sharks loose forward Phepsi Buthelezi (157 tackles, 96.8%). Stormers fans have more to cheer about, with winger Leolin Zas sharing the Top Try Scorer title (nine tries) alongside Cardiff's Harri Millard and Munster's Tom Farrell, though Millard ultimately claimed the prize by scoring his nine tries in the fewest minutes played. MORE: Four Boks in race for URC's young gun award Fullback Warrick Gelant also featured strongly, finishing second in the Playmaker Award standings. Gelant's creativity and offloads helped him push Munster's Tom Farrell, who took top honours thanks to his combined tally of try assists (5), offloads (41) and defenders beaten (61). The Sharks were represented on the leaderboard through flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse, who finished second in the Golden Boot category with 108 points, while Lions fullback Quan Horn claimed third in the Playmaker Award race. These awards come as the URC celebrates its standout players before naming the prestigious Elite XV, Next-Gen Player of the Season, Coach of the Season and Players' Player of the Season later this week. URC 2025-25 awards winners Golden Boot: Ioan Lloyd (Scarlets) Top Try Scorer: Harri Millard (Cardiff) Tackle Machine: Ruben van Heerden (Stormers) Ironman: Cam Winnett (Cardiff) Playmaker: Tom Farrell (Munster) The post Stormers bruiser locks in URC award appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Ranking the top 5 goal scorers of 2024–25 English Premier League season: Who is behind Mohamed Salah?
Image Source: Getty The 2024-25 English Premier League season has seen tons of goals and the presence of highly gifted players. Mohamed Salah from Liverpool, meanwhile, leads this year's charts with 29 strikes. The football fans community is wondering who else is in close competition in this fun goal-scoring race. Mohamed Salah leads the pack with 29 goals Salah has undoubtedly been the best player, scoring 29 goals for Liverpool in the Premier League this year. He has barely missed a game where his name was on the scoresheet. His swift runs combined with his crafty shots have left the opponents puzzled. Here is the list of the top five goal scorers in the Premier League this season. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): 29 goals Alexander Isak (Newcastle United): 23 goals Erling Haaland (Manchester City): 22 goals Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford): 20 goals Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest): 20 goals Alexander Isak from Newcastle United is in second place with 23 goals, making him a big star for his team. Erling Haaland from Manchester City is third with 22 goals, and he's been a strong player even after winning the award. Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford and Chris Wood from Nottingham Forest scored 20 goals, sharing the fourth spot. These players have worked hard to help their teams by scoring many goals. How Salah won his fourth Golden Boot this season Salah didn't just top the list, he also won the Golden Boot for the 2024-25 season with 29 goals. This is his 4th time winning this award, tied with Thierry Henry. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Thị trường có dấu hiệu suy thoái không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo His last goal against Crystal Palace helped Liverpool to win the league title after beating Tottenham 5-1. He also assisted 18 times, passing to others to help his team score too. Also Read: Mohammed Salah's daughters steal the show holding his Golden Boot and Playmaker Award Erling Haaland was expected to win the Golden Boot again, but Salah played better and stayed ahead. Haaland had his struggles, but still scored 22 goals for Manchester City, which is outstanding. Isak, Mbeumo, and Wood also did well, but Salah was the best this season. The Premier League was full of drama, and Salah's goals made it even more exciting for the fans. The 2024-25 Premier League was a fun season with so many goals and great players showing off. Salah's 29 goals made him the top scorer and Golden Boot winner; everyone is in shock. Isak and Haaland tried to catch up with 23 and 22 goals, Mbeumo and Wood with 20. This season showed how good these players ar,e and we can't wait to see more next time. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
