JD Schickerling

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JD Schickerling
Full nameJohn Dave Schickerling
Date of birth (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Calvinia, South Africa
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight119 kg (18 st 10 lb; 262 lb)
School Paarl Gimnasium
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Stormers
Youth career
2012–2016 Western Province
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2021 Western Province 49 (30)
2016– Stormers 45 (5)
2021–2023 Kobelco Kobe Steelers 24 (20)
2023–2024 Kubota Spears 13 (15)
Correct as of 11 November 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 South Africa Schools 3 (0)
2014 South Africa Under-20 5 (0)
2016 South Africa 'A' 2 (0)
Correct as of 18 April 2018

John Dave Schickerling (born 9 May 1995 in Calvinia, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. [1] He regularly plays as a lock.

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Career

Youth

As a scholar at Paarl Gimnasium, he earned a call-up to the Western Province squad for the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week competition. At the completion of the Craven Week tournament, he was named in the South African Schools side that played a three-match tournament in August 2012. [2] He started all three of South Africa's matches against France, Wales [3] and England, [4] helping South Africa to victories in all three matches.

He was once again named in the South Africa Schools side in 2013, [5] but missed the matches through injury. [6] He recovered to represent the Western Province U19 side during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making two appearances.

In 2014, Schickerling was included in the South Africa Under-20 side that participated in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. [7] After playing off the bench in their first match of the competition against Scotland, he got promoted to the starting line-up for their remaining pool stage matches against New Zealand [8] and Samoa. [9] He also started their semi-final match as they secured a second victory over New Zealand during the tournament [10] and was also named in the run-on side for the final against England.

Western Province

He made his first class debut for Western Province during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the Boland Cavaliers. [11]

He returned to action for the Western Province U21 side during the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but suffered a serious set-back when he sustained a broken neck in their match against the Blue Bulls U21 in Pretoria on 30 August 2014. [12] He was out of the game for thirteen months, but returned to action for Western Province's Under-21s in October 2015 in their match against the Golden Lions U21s in Johannesburg. [13]

South Africa 'A'

In 2016, Schickerling was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team. [14] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein, [15] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners. [16] He was named on the bench for the second match of the series, coming on as a second-half replacement in a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – JD Schickerling". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Net 2 van O.P. kry SA skole; Dis al uit 'n onoorwonne span" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 24–16 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36–29 England". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jaer skitter en kry plek; Haal SA skolespan" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "'Al die druk is môre op Gimnasium'; Boishaai 'het niks te verloor'" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – New Zealand 24–33 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Samoa 8–21 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 32–25 New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 16–8 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Talentvolle slot breek nek in wedstryd" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 38–44 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24–32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26–29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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