Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen has won the Rugby Players’ Association players’ player of the year award.
Esterhuizen polled the highest number of votes from his fellow professionals, having enjoyed an outstanding season during Quins’ bid to defend the Gallagher Premiership title.
The South African has proved a pivotal figure in them reaching next month’s play-offs, when they will meet Leicester or Saracens.
Leicester and England full-back Freddie Steward, meanwhile, claimed an awards double.
He was named young player of the year, beating Quins fly-half Marcus Smith, London Irish back Henry Arundell and Sale Sharks prop Bevan Rodd.
Steward, 21, also won England men’s player of the year ahead of Smith and his Leicester team-mate Ellis Genge.
Marlie Packer won the England women’s player of the year award, while Quins scrum-half Danny Care took the RPA’s special merit award.
Elsewhere, the RPA’s Blyth Spirit award went to Kevin Sinfield and Andrew Fenby, former England women’s star Katy Daley-McLean was inducted into the RPA’s hall of fame and Leicester wing Chris Ashton breaking the Premiership’s all-time try-scoring record was voted moment of the season.
