Michael Bernardt
| Full name | Michael Rudger Gerardus Bernardt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Oakdale Agricultural High School, Riversdale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Rudger Gerardus Bernardt (born 19 March 1993 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings.[1] His regular position is centre, but he can also play as a fly-half or winger.
Career
Youth rugby
As a high school student at Oakdale Agricultural High School in Riversdale, Western Cape, Bernardt was selected to represent his local provincial side, the Template:Rut SWD Eagles, at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition in 2009. Two years later, he once again played for the side, this time at the Under-18 Craven Week competition held in Kimberley, scoring a try in their match against the Template:Rut Falcons.[2]
In 2012, he made the move to Durban to join the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup). He played for the Template:Rut Sharks U19 side in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, contributing one try in their match against former side Template:Rut SWD U19.[3] He progressed to the Template:Rut Sharks U21 side in 2013, making a five appearances in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but starting just one of those – their 13–36 semi-final loss to the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21.[4]
NMMU Madibaz
In 2014, Bernardt moved to Port Elizabeth to join Varsity Cup side Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz. He made a big impact in the 2014 Varsity Cup competition, scoring four tries (the most of any NMMU backline player)[5] to help his side reach the semi-finals of the competition for the second successive season.
Eastern Province Kings
After the 2014 Varsity Cup, Bernardt also made two starts for the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. The first of these was a 28–21 victory over the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers, which was Bernardt's first class debut.[6] He also played in their final match of the campaign (for the first twenty minutes of the match before injury resulted in him coming off), which saw them beat the previously-unbeaten Template:Rut Sharks XV 27–11 in Durban; this wasn't enough to help the Kings into the Quarter Finals, finishing in fifth spot in the Southern Section.[7]
He was one of 50 players named in the EP Kings' training squad prior to the 2015 season.[8]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Michael Bernardt". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 39–23 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks 73–0 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 36–13 The Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 28–21 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 11–27 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "EP Kings Pre Season Training Squad announced". Rugby15. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.