Johannes van Heerden

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Johannes van Heerden
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Birth nameJohannes Petrus van Heerden
Date of birth (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 34)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)
SchoolHercules High School
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Correct as of 20 September 2015
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2015 București Wolves (Romania) 10 (0)
Correct as of 13 August 2019
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2010
2010–2012
2013–2018
2018
2018-2019
2019-
Pumas
Griffons
Baia Mare
CSM București
USA Perpignan
CS Dinamo București
33
27
38
7
14
(20)
(5)
(40)
(0)
(0)
()
Correct as of 13 August 2019
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–present Romania 40 (15)
Correct as of 3 August 2019

Johannes Petrus van Heerden (born 9 December 1986) is a Romanian rugby union player of South African background. He plays as lock, and occasionally flanker.

He plays for SuperLiga club Baia Mare and București based European Challenge Cup side the Wolves. [1] [2] Van Heerden also plays for Romania's national team the Oaks.

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References

  1. "Johannes van Heerden SuperLiga Profile". 9 July 2015.
  2. "Johannes van Heerden ERC Profile". 25 November 2013.