Liam Hendricks

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Liam Hendricks
Full nameLiam Chad Hendricks
Date of birth (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bellville, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
School Paarl Boys' High School
University Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Pumas
Youth career
2007–2015 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Maties 7 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Eastern Province Kings 8 (5)
2016 Southern Kings 1 (0)
2016–2018 Griquas 31 (5)
2019 Western Province 4 (0)
2020 Olimpia Lions 1 (0)
2020– Pumas 8 (0)
Correct as of 3 March 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 South Africa Schools
Correct as of 19 May 2018

Liam Chad Hendricks (born 31 May 1994) is a South African rugby union player for Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is prop.

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Rugby career

Western Province

As a scholar at Paarl Boys' High School, Hendricks was eligible to represent Western Province at youth level. He played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Upington in 2010 and two years later, he played at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Port Elizabeth.

After finishing school, he joined the Western Province Institute and he was a key member of their Under-19 team that played in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, playing in all twelve of their matches during the competition, starting ten of those and scoring a try in an 18-all draw against Free State U19. [2] It was a disappointing season for his team though, as they finished in fifth position on the log to miss out on a semi-final spot despite being the defending champions.

At the start of 2014, Hendricks represented the Stellenbosch-based Maties in the Varsity Cup competition. He played off the bench in all seven of their matches during the regular season as they qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of finishing in third place on the log. He was promoted to the starting line-up for the semi-final, but ended on the losing side as fellow Western Cape side UCT Ikey Tigers won the semi-final 20–8. [3] In the second half of 2014, Hendricks was a member of the Western Province U21 team that ended the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship as losing finalists. Hendricks' involvement was limited, however, making just two appearances off the bench.

Hendricks had a far bigger role in the Western Province U21s' 2015 season though, appearing in all fourteen of their matches during the competition. He made three starts and nine appearances off the bench during the regular season, scoring a try in their 51–22 victory over Blue Bulls U21 in Round Seven of the competition. [4] He helped Western Province to win ten of those matches to finish top of the log and qualify for a home semi-final against Golden Lions U21. He came on as a replacement in their 43–20 victory, [5] as well as in the final, in which they beat Free State U21 52–17 to win the competition. [6]

Eastern Province Kings

In 2016, Hendricks was signed by the Port Elizabeth-based Super Rugby franchise, the Southern Kings. He managed to play one game for the Southern Kings, starting against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein in what is to be his only Super Rugby appearance thus far. [7] They loaned him to the Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup side and he made his first class debut on 30 April 2016, starting their 31–18 victory over Namibian side the Welwitschias in Windhoek. [8] Hendricks made his home debut a week later, starting for the Eastern Province Kings in their home match against the Blue Bulls, and he scored a crucial try on the half-hour mark to help his side to a 19–14 victory over the team from Pretoria. [9]

Griquas

Hendricks moved to Kimberley during 2016 to join Griquas. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Liam Hendricks". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State 18–18 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UCT 1ST XV 20–8 FNB MATIES". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 22–51 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 43–20 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Super Rugby 2016 Squad". Southern Kings. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Windhoek Draught Welwitschias 18–31 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 19–14 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Griekwas span oud-Leeu teen Luiperds in". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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