JD Schickerling

JD Schickerling
Personal information
Full nameJohn Dave Schickerling
Born9 May 1995
Calvinia, South Africa
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
School(s) attendedPaarl Gimnasium
Club information
Playing positionLock
Current clubWestern Province
Youth career
2012–Western Province
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2014–Western Province1(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2012–13S.A. Schools3(0)
2014–S.A. Under-204(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 19 June 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 June 2014.

John Dave Schickerling (born 9 May 1995 in Calvinia, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province.[1] He regularly plays as a lock.

Career

Youth

As a scholar at Paarl Gimnasium, he earned a call-up to the Western Province squad for the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week competition. At the completion of the Craven Week tournament, he was named in the South African Schools side that played a three-match tournament in August 2012.[2] He started all three of South Africa's matches against France,[3] Wales[4] and England,[5] helping South Africa to victories in all three matches.

He was once again named in the S.A. Schools side in 2013,[6] but missed the matches through injury.[7] He recovered to represent the Western Province U19 side during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making two appearances.

In 2014, Schickerling was included in the S.A. Under-20 side that participated in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[8] After playing off the bench in their first match of the competition against Scotland,[9] he got promoted to the starting line-up for their remaining pool stage matches against New Zealand[10] and Samoa.[11] He also started their semi-final match as they secured a second victory over New Zealand during the tournament[12] and was also named in the run-on side for the final against England.

Western Province

He made his first class debut for Western Province during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the Boland Cavaliers.[13]

He returned to action for the Western Province U21 side during the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but suffered a serious set-back when he sustained a broken neck in their match against the Blue Bulls U21 in Pretoria.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile JD Schickerling". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Net 2 van O.P. kry SA skole; Dis al uit 'n onoorwonne span" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs France". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs England". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jaer skitter en kry plek; Haal SA skolespan" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "'Al die druk is môre op Gimnasium'; Boishaai 'het niks te verloor'" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Scotland". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Match Breakdown: New Zealand vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Samoa vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Talentvolle slot breek nek in wedstryd" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.