Pieter Hendriks

Pieter Hendriks (born 13 April 1970), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1992 and 1996.^[1]

Pieter Hendriks

Birth name	Pieter Hendriks
Date of birth	(1970-04-13) 13 April 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Douglas, Northern Cape
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
School	Standerton High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Technikon () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–1997 Transvaal 137 (423) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1996 South Africa 14 (10)

Playing career

Hendriks represented the South Eastern Transvaal Schools team at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1988 and was also selected for the SA Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut for Transvaal in 1990 and was a member of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994. Hendriks scored 38 Currie Cup tries and 89 tries in all matches for Transvaal.^[2]

Hendriks made his test debut for the Springboks against New Zealand on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. He was part of the South African squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Hendriks scored the opening try for South Africa in the opening game of the 1995 Rugby World Cup against Australia but was later banned for 90 days for kicking and punching in a mass brawl in the game against Canada.^[3][4] His last test match was against New Zealand in the 1996 test series that was lost by South Africa. He also played in nine tour matches, scoring four tries for the Springboks.^[2]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	New Zealand	24–27	Wing		15 August 1992	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.	Australia	3–26	Wing		22 August 1992	Newlands, Cape Town
3.	Scotland	34–10	Wing		19 November 1994	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
4.	Wales	20–12	Wing		26 November 1994	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
5.	Australia	27–18	Wing	1	25 May 1995	Newlands, Cape Town
6.	Romania	21–8	Wing		30 May 1995	Newlands, Cape Town
7.	Canada	20–0	Wing		3 June 1995	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
8.	Australia	16–21	Wing	1	13 July 1996	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
9.	New Zealand	11–15	Wing		20 July 1996	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
10.	Australia	25–19	Wing		3 August 1996	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
11.	New Zealand	18–29	Wing		10 August 1996	Newlands, Cape Town
12.	New Zealand	19–23	Wing		17 August 1996	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
13.	New Zealand	26–33	Wing		24 August 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
14.	New Zealand	32–22	Wing		31 August 1996	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Accolades

Hendriks was voted as one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1991, along with Hennie le Roux, Pieter Muller, Johan Nel and Jacques Olivier.

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 559
• List of South Africa national under-18 rugby union team players