André Schlechter

André Schlechter
Personal information
Full nameAndré Schlechter
Born13 October 1986
Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight125 kg (19 st 10 lb)
School(s) attendedMariental High School
Club information
Playing positionProp
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2010UFS Shimlas2(0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2006Falcons()
2009Western Province7(0)
2009Griquas1(0)
2010Free State Cheetahs1(0)
2010–12Eastern Province Kings29(0)
Representative team(s)
2011South African Kings3(0)
2013– Namibia0(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 31 October 2012.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 May 2013.

André Schlechter (born 13 October 1986) is a Namibian rugby union player.[1]

History

He started playing in Namibia and captained his side at the 2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in South Africa. In 2006, he was part of the Falcons squad in the Vodacom Cup competition. He then went to Cape Town, where he played for Western Province in the 2009 Vodacom Cup, before moving to the Griquas in the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division. In the first half of 2010, he played for UFS Shimlas in the 2010 Varsity Cup and the Free State Cheetahs in the 2010 Vodacom Cup.

In the second half of 2010, he moved again, this time to Eastern Province Kings, where he played since the 2010 Currie Cup First Division. He left at the end of the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season, after 29 appearances.[2]

Namibia

In 2010, he was also called up to the Namibia national rugby union team for the 2010 IRB Nations Cup, but he was not released by the Free State Cheetahs for this tournament.[3] He was then included in a Namibian team to face a South Africa President's XV in 2013.[4]

References

  1. "Player Profile André Schlechter". sarugby.net. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  2. Silke, Norman (1 Nov 2012). "Gate in 2013 se Kings-groep". Die Son (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 1 Nov 2012.
  3. "Namibian rugby teams selected". thenamibian.com.na. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  4. Schutz, Helge (23 May 2013). "Welwitschias to face SA Presidents". The Namibian. Retrieved 23 May 2013.