# Rugby: Stormers lock Ruben van Heerden has been crowned the United Rugby Championship’s Tackle Machine for 2025. The award celebrates the best defender among players who made at least 150 tackles. Van Heerden tops the charts with 171 tackles at a 98-percent success rate. Sharks loose forward Phepsi Buthelezi was third. Stormers fullback Warrick Gelant finished second in the Playmaker Award standings behind Munster’s Tom Farrell. Sharks flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse finished second in the Golden Boot category, while Lions fullback Quan Horn claimed third in the Playmaker Award race.
Rugby: Stormers lock Van Heerden rewarded as Tackle Machine of URC