Some of the brightest young talents in the game are in the running to be named URC Next-Gen Player of the Season.

Gabriel Hamer-Webb is nominated having finished in the upper echelons of the try chart, having touched down seven times, including a hat-trick against the Ospreys on Judgement Day.

The prestigious award is open to players who were aged 23 and under at the beginning of the campaign and who had won no more than five international caps at that point. They also need to have made nine appearances in the league this season.

There are 16 nominees short-listed – six apiece from South Africa and Wales, two from Scotland and one from both Ireland and Italy.

The winner of the award will be determined by a media vote.

Here’s a full list of the nominees:

Quan Horn, Emirates Lions
Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Vodacom Bulls
Matt Currie, Edinburgh Rugby
Gabe Hamer-Webb, Cardiff Rugby
Henco van Wyk, Emirates Lions
Ellis Mee, Scarlets
Jack Boyle, Leinster Rugby
Cameron Hanekom, Vodacom Bulls
Suleiman Hartzenberg, DHL Stormers
Andre-Hugo Venter, DHL Stormers
Macs Page, Scarlets
Simone Gesi, Zebre Parma
Aneurin Owen, Dragons RFC
Paddy Harrison, Edinburgh Rugby
Blair Murray, Scarlets
Dan Edwards, Ospreys