Pieter Hendriks

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Pieter Hendriks
Birth namePieter Hendriks
Date of birth (1970-04-13) 13 April 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Douglas, Northern Cape
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
SchoolStanderton High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Technikon ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990–1997 Transvaal 137 (423)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992–1996 South Africa 14 (10)

Pieter Hendriks (born 13 April 1970), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1992 and 1996. [1]

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Playing career

Hendriks represented the South Eastern Transvaal Schools team at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1988 and was also selected for the SA Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut for Transvaal in 1990 and was a member of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994. Hendriks scored 38 Currie Cup tries and 89 tries in all matches for Transvaal. [2]

Hendriks made his test debut for the Springboks against New Zealand on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. He was part of the South African squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Hendriks scored the opening try for South Africa in the opening game of the 1995 Rugby World Cup against Australia but was later banned for 90 days for kicking and punching in a mass brawl in the game against Canada. [3] [4] His last test match was against New Zealand in the 1996 test series that was lost by South Africa. He also played in nine tour matches, scoring four tries for the Springboks. [2]

Test history

No.OppositionResult (SA 1st)PositionTriesDateVenue
1.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24–27 Wing 15 August 1992 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–26Wing22 August 1992 Newlands, Cape Town
3.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 34–10Wing19 November 1994 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
4.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20–12Wing26 November 1994 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia27–18Wing125 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
6.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 21–8Wing30 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20–0Wing3 June 1995 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia16–21Wing113 July 1996 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
9. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand11–15Wing20 July 1996 AMI Stadium, Christchurch
10. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia25–19Wing3 August 1996 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
11. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand18–29Wing10 August 1996Newlands, Cape Town
12. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand19–23Wing17 August 1996 Kings Park Stadium, Durban
13. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand26–33Wing24 August 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
14. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand32–22Wing31 August 1996Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Accolades

Hendriks was voted as one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1991, along with Hennie le Roux, Pieter Muller, Johan Nel and Jacques Olivier.

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References

  1. ↑ "Pieter Hendriks". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. MWP Media Sport. pp. 147, 276. ISBN   0958423148.
  3. ↑ "Hendriks is thrown out" . The Independent. 6 June 1995. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "I have no regrets – '95 Bok hero Pieter Hendriks". The Citizen. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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