Dries van Schalkwyk

Dries van Schalkwyk
Full name Andries Johannes van Schalkwyk
Date of birth (1984-12-21) 21 December 1984
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 108 kg (238 lb)
School St. Andrew's School, Bloemfontein
University University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker
Current team Southern Kings
Youth Career
2003–2005 Free State Cheetahs
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006 Free State Cheetahs 4 (5)
2006 Falcons 4 (0)
2007–2008 Boland Cavaliers 31 (35)
2009–2010 Blue Bulls 20 (10)
2009 → Southern Kings 1 (0)
2011 Golden Lions XV 7 (20)
2011 Lions 1 (0)
2011 Golden Lions 1 (0)
2011 → Leopards 1 (0)
2012 Free State XV 7 (0)
2012–2017 Zebre 93 (120)
2017–present Southern Kings 13 (5)
2018 → Eastern Province Elephants 1 (5)
Correct as of 13 July 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 Italy 15 (5)
Correct as of 27 June 2017

Andries Johannes van Schalkwyk (born 21 December 1984) is a South African-born Italian rugby union player. His position is number 8 and he plays for the Southern Kings in the Pro14.

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 teammate 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] He did not renew his contract with Zebre at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] and signed with the Southern Kings.

Southern Kings

Van Schalkwyk moves from Zebre to join the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on a two-year contract. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Guinness Pro12". Guinness Pro12. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chaos Zebra, players with arrears and no insurance". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Andries Van Schalkwyk leaves the Zebra for the Southern Kings". rugbymeet (in Italian). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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