Andries van Heerden

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Andries van Heerden
Date of birth (1961-10-06) 6 October 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992 France 2 (0)

Andries van Heerden (born 6 October 1961) is a French former rugby union international. [1]

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Biography

Early life

Born in Cape Town, van Heerden grew up on a farm outside the city and played rugby for Western Province, before moving to France in 1986. He settled in the town of Tarbes in the south west of the country, acquiring French nationality after marrying a local. [2]

Rugby union career

Van Heerden, a number eight, had a slender body shape than most forwards, but was an athletic and tireless player. He played most of his French rugby with Stadoceste Tarbais and was a member of the side which contested the final of the 1987–88 French Championship. [3] In 1992, van Heerden became the second player of South African origin to be capped for France, when he made two Five Nations appearances, against England at Parc des Princes and Scotland at Murrayfield. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Derniere Retouche". L'Humanité (in French). 15 February 1992.
  2. ↑ "Van Heerden, Sud-Africain Blanc Et... Bleu". L'Humanité (in French). 23 March 1992.
  3. ↑ "Andries Van Heerden : un inlassable". La Nouvelle République des Pyrénées (in French). La Dépêche. 29 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Coupe du Monde de rugby : "J'ai les racines sud-africaines et le cœur français", déclare Dries Van Heerden, international tarbais". La Dépêche (in French). 12 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Bernès, Frédéric (13 March 2021). "L'ancien Bleu Dries Van Heerden : « Les Anglais nous ont défoncés, toujours avec ce petit sourire »". L'Équipe (in French).
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