PLAYER PROFILE
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PERSONAL DETAILS
FULL NAME Hendrik Schalk
SURNAME van der Merwe
HEIGHT 182 cm
WEIGHT 113 Kg
BIRTH DATE 03 May 1985
BIRTH PLACE Johannesburg
MARITIAL STATUS Married
PRIMARY SCHOOL Bekker Primary School
SECONDARY SCHOOL Monument High School, Krugersdorp
TERTIARY EDUCATION University of Johannesburg
PLAYER WRITE-UP
Heinke van der Merwe received an SOS from the Springboks in November 2012 and joined the squad in Dublin, his adopted home town since leaving the Golden Lions for Leinster a few seasons ago. A man of few words, he is a very strong scrummager and made an immediate impact for the Springboks, coming off the bench against Ireland. He made an appearance in all three Tests on the Castle Outgoing Tour of 2012.

Position: Prop
Province: Leinster (Ireland), previously Golden Lions
Springbok number: 790
Test debut: 24 November 2007 vs Wales in Cardiff aged 22
Total tests: 4
Tour matches: 3
Total Springbok matches: 7
Win ratio: 4-0-0
Honours: SA Under-19 Player of the Season (2004)
RUGBY CAREER
POSITION Prop
PROVINCE Leinster, Ireland
TRIES 8
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 40
 
SPRINGBOK CAREER
CAPS 4
TRIES 0
CONVERSIONS 0
PENALTIES 0
DROP GOALS 0
TOTAL POINTS 0
TEST RECORD
OPPOSITION P W D L T C PE DG PTS
England 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SQUAD LIST
South Africa Castle Outgoing Tours - 2012
Golden Lions Vodacom Cup - 2010
Auto & General Lions Vodacom Super 14 - 2010
South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tours - 2009
Auto & General Lions Vodacom Super 14 - 2009
Xerox Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div - 2008
Xerox Lions Absa Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies - 2008
Auto & General Lions Vodacom Super 14 - 2008
South Africa Vodacom Outgoing Tour - 2007
Springboks XV Vodacom Outgoing Tour - 2007
Golden Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div - 2007
SA Emerging IRB Nations Cup - 2007
Lions Vodacom Super 14 - 2007
Lions ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division - 2006
South Africa IRB Under 21 World Championship - 2006
The Sharks Vodacom Super 14 - 2006
Golden Lions ABSA Under 21 Competition - 2005
Lions ABSA Currie Cup Qualifying Round - 2005
Golden Lions Vodacom Cup - 2005
South Africa IRB U21 World Championships - 2005
Golden Lions ABSA U20 Competition Section A - 2004
South Africa IRB U19 World Championships - 2004
Lions ABSA U20 A Section - 2003
MATCH CENTRE
FIXTURES
     
RESULTS
     
Castle Lager Incoming Tour
Saturday, June 08 2013
17:15 - South Africa vs Italy
Kings Park, Durban
Saturday, June 15 2013
17:15 - South Africa vs Scotland
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Saturday, June 22 2013
00:00 - South Africa vs Italy/Scotland/Samoa
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
The Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Saturday, August 17 2013
15:00 - South Africa vs Argentina
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Saturday, August 24 2013
21:10 - Argentina vs South Africa
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Saturday, September 07 2013
12:05 - Australia vs South Africa
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday, September 14 2013
09:35 - New Zealand vs South Africa
Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday, September 28 2013
17:00 - South Africa vs Australia
DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Saturday, October 05 2013
17:00 - South Africa vs New Zealand
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Castle Lager Outgoing Tour
Saturday, November 09 2013
00:00 - Wales vs South Africa
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
...More fixtures

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