Cobus Reinach and Franco Mostert were named in the English Premiership Team of the Year for the 2018-2019 season at an awards ceremony in London on Wednesday.
Reinach is the only Northampton Saints player who made the Dream Team, while Mostert is one of four Gloucester representatives – alongside Danny Cipriani, Mark Atkinson and Ollie Thorley – to be included in the elite squad.
Congrats @c_reinach, named in @btsportrugby’s Dream Team for the 2018/19 @premrugby season ??
— Northampton Saints ? (@SaintsRugby) May 22, 2019
Reinach, Faf de Klerk, Alex Goode, Matt Kvesic and Steven Luatua were all on the six-man shortlist for the Player of the Year award, but the prize went to Cipriani.
Believe it’s called a ‘dub’ for @DannyCipriani87 ????#PremRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/sxRL6O3Abm
— Gloucester Rugby (@gloucesterrugby) May 22, 2019
The 29-year-old Reinach was also the joint top try-scorer of the season alongside Sale Sharks wing Denny Solomona.
Guess we’ll share this one then, @SaleSharksRugby?!@premrugby’s leading try scorers ?? pic.twitter.com/VApVVZnGqr
— Northampton Saints ? (@SaintsRugby) May 22, 2019
Dream Team – 15 Alex Goode (Saracens), 14 Santiago Cordero (Exeter Chiefs), 13 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), 12 Mark Atkinson (Gloucester), 11 Ollie Thorley (Gloucester), 10 Danny Cipriani (Gloucester), 9 Cobus Reinach (Northampton Saints), 8 Matt Kvesic (Exeter Chiefs), 7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), 6 Alex Domdrandt (Harlequins), 5 Will Skelton (Saracens), 4 Franco Mostert (Gloucester), 3 John Afoa (Bristol Bears), 2 Jamie George (Saracens), 1 Mako Vunip0la (Saracens).
Photo: Northampton Saints