Johannes Lodewikus 'Moaner' van Heerden (born 18 July 1951) is a former South African rugby union international player. He played as a lock.[1]
Birth name | Johannes Lodewikus van Heerden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 July 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Langenhoven High School, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Wikus van Heerden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His son, Wikus van Heerden, is also a South African international who played for Saracens in the Guinness Premiership before retiring in 2012.[2]
Playing career
editVan Heerden made his debut in senior provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal in 1972. In 1974 he played his first test match for Springboks next to Johan de Bruyn, a fellow lock debutant, in the third test against the touring Lions team of Willie John McBride at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth.From 1974 to 1980, van Heerden appeared in 17 test matches and scored one try. He also played in six tour matches for the Springboks.[3]
Test history
editNo. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | British Lions | 9–26 | Lock | 13 July 1974 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
2. | British Lions | 13–13 | Lock | 27 July 1974 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
3. | France | 13–4 | Lock | 23 November 1974 | Stade Municipal, Toulouse | |
4. | France | 10–8 | Lock | 30 November 1974 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
5. | France | 38–25 | Lock | 21 June 1975 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
6. | France | 33–18 | Lock | 28 June 1975 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
7. | New Zealand | 16–7 | Lock | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park, Durban | |
8. | New Zealand | 9–15 | Lock | 14 August 1976 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
9. | New Zealand | 15–10 | Lock | 4 September 1976 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
10. | New Zealand | 15–14 | Lock | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
11. | World XV | 45–24 | Lock | 27 August 1977 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
12. | British Lions | 26–22 | Lock | 1 | 31 May 1980 | Newlands, Cape Town |
13. | British Lions | 12–10 | Lock | 28 June 1980 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
14. | British Lions | 13–17 | Lock | 12 July 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
15. | South American Jaguars | 22–13 | Lock | 18 October 1980 | Wanderers Club, Montevideo | |
16. | South American Jaguars | 30–16 | Lock | 25 October 1980 | Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago | |
17. | France | 37–15 | Lock | 8 November 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
See also
edit- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 474
- SA Rugby Player of the Year - 1977
References
edit- ^ The Citizen. "Wanderers never been short of quality locks" Archived 2013-04-21 at archive.today. 3 August 2012. Retrieved on 11 May 2013.
- ^ Post. "Van Heerden to retire". 19 September 2012. Retrieved on 11 May 2013.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 87–106. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
Further reading
edit- Dolan, Damian (15 May 2009). "JPR Williams remembers the call of 99". The Independent.
- Career information