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In 2009, he played for [[Southern Kings]] against [[British and Irish Lions]] during [[2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa|2009 tour]]. |
In 2009, he played for [[Southern Kings]] against [[British and Irish Lions]] during [[2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa|2009 tour]]. |
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In 2017, he rejoined [[Southern Kings]] for their entry into the PRO14. |
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| Full name | Andries Johannes van Schalkwyk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 December 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Andrew's School, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andries Johannes van Schalkwyk (born 21 December 1984) is a South African-born Italian rugby union player. His position is number 8 and he currently plays for Zebre. He was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[1]
In 2009, he played for Southern Kings against British and Irish Lions during 2009 tour.
In 2017, he rejoined Southern Kings for their entry into the PRO14.
Zebre
In the 2012/2013 Guinness Pro12 season he played 19 matches, coming on as substitutes for 1 Scoring 6 tries. For 2013/2014 season he played 17 matches, coming on as substitute for 2 matches. In the 2014/2015 season he played 12 matches, coming on as substitute for 1. In the 2015-2016 season he played 13 matches, coming on as substitute for 1, scoring 6 tries. He was top try scorer for the season with fellow team mate Kayle van Zyl 2nd top try scorer with 5 tries for Zebre. In the 2016/2017 season he played 9 matches, substituting for 1, scoring 5 tries and picking up 5 yellow cards[2]
Southern Kings
Van Schalkwyk moves from Zebre to join the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on a two year contract. [3]
References
- ^ "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Guinness Pro12". Guinness Pro12. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Andries Van Schalkwyk leaves the Zebra for the Southern Kings". rugbymeet (in Italian). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links
- Dries van Schalkwyk at ESPNscrum