Willie Odendaal
| Full name | Willem Adriaan Odendaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Eldoraigne, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willem Adriaan Odendaal (born 11 July 1990 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Template:Rut Falcons.[1] He can play as a scrum-half, centre or winger.
Career
Youth
Odendaal played school rugby for Hoërskool Eldoraigne and earned a selection to the Template:Rut Blue Bulls squad for the Under-18 Craven Week in 2008. Shortly afterwards, he joined Witbank-based side the Template:Rut Pumas. He played for the Template:Rut Pumas U19 team in the 2008 and 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championships.
Falcons
2010 saw Odendaal move to the East Rand to join the Template:Rut Falcons. After playing in a compulsory friendly match for them against the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) in Nigel prior to the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season,[2] he made his debut in the competition proper by starting their first match of the season against the Template:Rut Griffons in Welkom.[3] He made eight appearances in the competition and playing mainly as a scrum-half. Eight appearances followed in the 2011 Vodacom Cup, which saw him score his first senior try against the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs[4] and another against Argentineaninvitational side Template:Rut Pampas XV.[5] Six starts and two appearances off the bench followed in his second Currie Cup campaign in 2011, contributing one try.
From 2012, Odendaal played mainly as a centre. After scoring two tries in six appearances during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, he firmly established himself as a first choice for the Template:Rut Falcons, starting in thirteen of their matches during the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season. He scored three tries, but could not help the Falcons finish higher than second-last in the competition. After a further seven appearances in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, he had his most prolific Currie Cup season for the Falcons, scoring seven tries in eleven appearances. He topped the try-scoring charts for the Falcons and finished ninth overall.[6] His try-scoring form included scoring a first half hat-trick against the Template:Rut SWD Eagles in Kempton Park, but could not prevent the Falcons losing the match as the visitors rallied back to win the match 38–37.[7]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Willie Odendaal". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 3–80 Sharks Invitational XV". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 43–8 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 15–43 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pampas XV 57–15 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 37–38 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.