Kvesic shortlisted for Player of the Season
By Mike Smith
17/5/19
Exeter Chiefs' back-row Matt Kvesic has been shortlisted for Player of the Year at the upcoming Premiership Rugby Awards in London.
The 27-year-old is part of a six-man shortlist for the award, which rewards the league's best player as voted for by a group of rugby's journalists and broadcasters.
Since joining the Chiefs from Westcountry rivals Gloucester in 2017, Kvesic has become a stalwart in the Chiefs squad. This season he has played over 1300 minutes for the club, scoring seven tries in the process.
Kvesic goes up against some of the shining stars from this year's Premiership season including two players who have history with the award with both Danny Cipriani and Faf De Klerk being nominated for the second successive year. Last year's award was collected by Newcastle Falcons winger and former Leicester Tigers player Vereniki Goneva, who was also the joint-top try-scorer with 13 tries in 19 appearances.
The full Gallagher Player of the Season shortlist is:
Danny Cipriani – Gloucester Rugby
Faf De Klerk – Sale Sharks
Alex Goode – Saracens
Matt Kvesic – Exeter Chiefs
Steven Luatua – Bristol Bears
Cobus Reinach – Northampton Saints
The shortlist was selected by a judging panel compiled of Nick Mullins (BT Sport), Alastair Eykyn (BT Sport), Mick Cleary (The Daily Telegraph), Sarah Mockford (Rugby World), Robert Kitson (The Guardian), Chris Jones (BBC 5 Live), Owen Slot (The Times) and Tom Hamilton (ESPN), with Premiership Rugby Communications Director Paul Morgan chairing the panel.
The winners at the 2019 Premiership Rugby Awards, presented by Gallagher, will be announced first on Twitter via the @premrugby account. Use hashtag #PremRugbyAwards to join the conversation