Wayne Wilschut

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Wayne Wilschut
Full nameWayne Patrick Wilschut
Date of birth (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Worcester, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
School Worcester Gymnasium
University North-West University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number eight / Flanker
Current team Boland Cavaliers
Youth career
2004–2005 Boland Cavaliers
2006–2007 Leopards
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 NWU Pukke 3 (0)
2013–2015 Villagers Worcester 7 (5)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2017 Boland Cavaliers 48 (5)
2018–2019 SWD Eagles 29 (30)
2022– Boland Cavaliers ()
Correct as of 30 March 2022

Wayne Patrick Wilschut (born 12 June 1986) is a South African rugby union player for the SWD Eagles in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is number eight and flanker.

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Rugby career

Boland youth rugby

Wilschut was born in Worcester in the Western Cape. In 2004, he was selected to represent Boland at the premier high school tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, in Nelspruit, where he started all three of his side's matches in the number eight jersey. [2] The following year, he was a member of the Boland U19 side that participated in the 2005 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

Leopards and NWU Pukke

Wilschut then made the move to Potchefstroom, where he joined the Leopards' youth team. He played for the Leopards U21 team in both 2006 and 2007, and also made three appearances as a replacement for university side NWU Pukke in the inaugural edition of the Varsity Cup in 2008. [3]

Villagers Worcester

Wilschut then returned to his hometown of Worcester, where he played amateur club rugby for Villagers Worcester, also captaining the team. [4] The team won the Boland Premier League in 2012 to qualify for the inaugural edition of the SARU Community Cup in 2013. Wilschut started all four of their matches in Pool A of the competition, of which the team won just one to finish fourth, failing to qualify for the finals. [5]

Villagers Worcester again won the Boland Premier League in 2014 [6] to qualify for the 2015 SARU Community Cup. Wilschut made three appearances in the competition, scoring a try in their 35–41 defeat to Hamiltons [7] as they emulated their 2013 record by finishing in fourth spot in Pool C, winning a single match. [8]

Boland Cavaliers

Wilschut joined his local province Boland Cavaliers on a full-time basis for 2015. He was included in their squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup [9] and made his first class debut on 21 March 2015 – aged 28 years, 282 days – by starting their season-opener against Western Province in Caledon. [10] He became a fixture in the team, starting all seven of their matches in a disappointing season for his side, that finished bottom of the Southern Section log with just a single victory to their name. [11] He also started all six of their matches in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series, in which Boland finished fourth to progress to the Currie Cup First Division for the rest of the season. [12] He started all five of their matches in the First Division – which meant he started all 18 of the Boland Cavaliers' matches in his debut season – as the season ended in disappointment as Boland finished in fifth place, failing to get a semi-final berth. [13]

Wilschut slipped down the pecking order in 2015, as he was mainly used as a replacement during the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition that effectively replaced the Vodacom Cup. He made just two starts in the competition, but played off the bench in eleven of their remaining twelve matches. He helped the Boland Cavaliers finish in third position on the log, [14] which meant the team qualified for the Currie Cup Premier Division for the first time since 2009. He made his first appearances in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup on 26 August 2016, in Boland's Round Four match against the Golden Lions. He scored his first try of his senior career shortly before half-time, but could not prevent his team falling to a 12–60 defeat to the defending champions. [15] Wilschut made three further appearances as a replacement during the remainder of the competition, to help his team finish in seventh place on the log. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Wayne Wilschut". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Boland : 2004 U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – NWU-PUKKE : 2008 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Open club rugby starts new chapter". SA Rugby Magazine. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Cell C Community Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Community Cup Qualifying - 2014 Boland Premier League". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – One Logix United Bulk Villagers Worcester 35-41 Hamiltons". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Cell C Community Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Boland Cavaliers : 2015 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 10-25 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Xerox Golden Lions 60-12 Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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