Elandré van der Bergh
Appearance
Date of birth | 9 December 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Framesby High School, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elandré van der Bergh (born 9 December 1966) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
Van der Bergh was born in Pretoria and schooled in Port Elizabeth. He made his provincial debut for the Template:Rut Eastern Province in 1989 and continued to play 85 matches for the union.[2]
Van der Bergh made his test debut for the Springboks in 1994 against the Argentina at Ellis Park in Johannesburg as a replacement for Tiaan Strauss.[3] In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to Britain and Ireland. In addition to his one test match, he also played seven tour matches and scored 1 try for the Springboks.[4]
Test history
No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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1. | Argentina | 46–26 | Replacement | 15 Oct 1994 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 621
References
- ^ "Elandré van der Bergh". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 122. ISBN 0620209607.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 143. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 163. ISBN 0958423148.