Gerhard van den Heever

Gerhard van den Heever
Full name Gerhard Jacobus van den Heever
Date of birth 13 April 1989 (1989-04-13) (age 22)
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
University University of Pretoria[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback, Wing
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009–2011
2011-
Blue Bulls
WP
19
0
(55)
(0)
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009–2011
2011-
Bulls
Stormers
17
0
(45)
(0)
correct as of correct as of 1 November 2011.

Gerhard van den Heever (born 13 April 1989(1989-04-13)) is a South African rugby union footballer. In 2010 van den Heever inherited Bryan Habana's number 11 shirt for the Bulls after Habana's departure for the Stormers; van den Heever is said to be even quicker than Habana.[2][3] On 24 October 2011, Van Den Heever left the Bulls to join the Stormers / WP.[4]

Education

Van den Heever attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside Bulls teammates Derick Kuun, Pierre Spies and Jacques-Louis Potgieter and Titans cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis. He played in the University Seven's Rugby World Championships for the University of Pretoria.[5]

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