Pieter-Steph du Toit made 28 tackles in the #RWCFinal, the most by any player in a single match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Mark Telea beat nine South African defenders in the final, the most by any player in a men's final. Telea has been named the 2023 World Men's Breakthrough Player of the Year and the Men's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year. He was also awarded the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year. Telea had an impressive season and was recognized for his ability to break tackles.
🇳🇿 Mark Telea had some 2023 season! 👏 One of the hardest in the game to bring down and World Rugby's Men's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year! #WorldRugbyAwards https://t.co/8EPv6F17CY
Most tackles #RWC2023 https://t.co/0bFHkwXRFY
Top Points Scorers #RWC2023 https://t.co/vPSXbwlW72
Our guy Mark Tele’a 🤩 World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year. Congrats brother 🖤 https://t.co/tXMrKsm5bE
🇳🇿 BREAKING: Mark Telea wins the Breakthrough Player of the Year. The Kiwi winger beats defenders for fun. He's taken to international rugby like a duck to water. https://t.co/Oyahemg3h3
🇳🇿 Mark Tele’a is the 2023 Breakthrough Player of the Year. What a season he’s had. #WorldRugbyAwards
The 2023 World Men's Breakthrough Player of the Year winner is Mark Telea. Topped the charts for the most defenders beaten at the World Cup this year. A serious talent. #RWC2023 https://t.co/H5f5II5aNF
Mark Tele'a wins Men's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year. What a player. 👏
9 – Mark Telea beat nine South African defenders during the #RWC2023 final, the most by any player in a men’s final, overtaking the eight tackles broken by compatriot Jonah Lomu against the same opposition in 1995. Slippery. https://t.co/Kmn9uFq9rq
28 – Pieter-Steph du Toit made 28 tackles v New Zealand in the #RWC2023 final, the most by any player in a single match at this year’s tournament and the most by any player in a men’s final, overtaking the 18 made by Richie McCaw v France in 2011. Warrior. https://t.co/ujl8ynFGzA
🧱 Pieter-Steph du Toit made 2️⃣8️⃣ tackles in the #RWCFinal ! 🇿🇦 #RWC2023 https://t.co/5DbYtMeEao