Elandré van der Bergh

Elandré van der Bergh

Date of birth	(1966-12-09) 9 December 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
School	Framesby High School, Port Elizabeth
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1989–1996 Eastern Province 85 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 Bulls 8 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994 South Africa 1

Elandré van der Bergh (born 9 December 1966) is a South African former rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

Van der Bergh was born in Pretoria and schooled in Port Elizabeth. He made his provincial debut for the Eastern Province in 1989 and continued to play 85 matches for the union. ^[2]

Van der Bergh made his test debut for the Springboks in 1994 against the Argentina at Ellis Park in Johannesburg as a replacement for Tiaan Strauss. ^[3] In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to Britain and Ireland. In addition to his one test match, he also played seven tour matches and scored 1 try for the Springboks. ^[4]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Argentina	46–26	Replacement		15 Oct 1994	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 621

References

1. "Elandré van der Bergh". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 122. ISBN   0620209607.
3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 143. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
4. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 163. ISBN   0958423148.