Wayne van Heerden

Wayne van Heerden
Full name Wayne van Heerden
Date of birth 29 March 1979 (1979-03-29) (age 32)
Place of birth Graaff-Reinet
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
School Spandau Secondary School, Graaff-Reinet
Hoërskool Brandwag, Uitenhage
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2000 - 2005

2006 - 2009
2010

2011 -
Mighty Elephants
Griquas
Suntory Sungoliath
Eastern Province Kings


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16


(50)


(0)
correct as of 17 October 2011.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002 - 2003
2009
Sharks
Cheetahs

13

(10)

Wayne van Heerden (born 29 March 1979) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1]

He started playing his rugby for the Mighty Elephants in 2000, playing for them in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions. He was also included in the Sharks Super Rugby squad in 2002 and 2003. He then moved to Griquas, where he plied his trade between 2006 and 2009, also making it into the Cheetahs Super Rugby squad.

In 2010, he moved to Japanese Top League team Suntory Sungoliath, before returning to the Eastern Cape, joining Eastern Province Kings for the 2011 Vodacom Cup season.

He has also represented South Africa at Schoolboy and Under 19 level and played for the national Sevens team.

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