Willie Odendaal

Willie Odendaal
Personal information
Full name	Willem Adriaan Odendaal
Born	(1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Eldoraigne, Pretoria
University	University of South Africa
Club information
Playing position	Scrum-half / Centre / Winger
Current club	Pretoria Police
Youth career
2008	Blue Bulls
2008–09	Pumas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2010–15	Falcons	91	(80)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 October 2015. † Appearances (Points).

Willem Adriaan Odendaal (born (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the 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 Blue Bulls squad for the Under-18 Craven Week in 2008. Shortly afterwards, he joined Witbank-based side the Pumas. He played for the Pumas U19 team in the 2008 and 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championships.

Falcons

2010 saw Odendaal move to the East Rand to join the Falcons. After playing in a compulsory friendly match for them against the Natal Sharks 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 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 Border Bulldogs^[4] and another against Argentineaninvitational side 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 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 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

↑ "SARU Player Profile Willie Odendaal". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "Match Breakdown: Valke vs Sharks Invitational XV". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "Match Breakdown: Griffons vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "Match Breakdown: Border vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "Match Breakdown: Pampas XV vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "2013 Currie Cup First Division try scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "Match Breakdown: Valke vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

Falcons squad

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Isak Deetlefs Shane Kirkwood Ernst Ladendorf JP Mostert Dean Muir Reg Muller Thulani Ngidi Friedle Olivier Nico Pretorius Andries Schutte Barend Steyn Themba Thabethe Dandré van der Westhuizen Jacques Verwey Marlyn Williams

Backs	Riaan Arends Christopher Bosch Coert Cronjé Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Jaun Kotzé Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Johan Pretorius Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Etienne Taljaard Dries Truter Andrew van Wyk

Coach	Rudy Joubert

Squads

Falcons – 2014 Currie Cup qualification

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Gerhard Engelbrecht Devlin Hope JP Jonck Shane Kirkwood Ernst Ladendorf JP Mostert Bruce Muller Thulani Ngidi Friedle Olivier Chris Richardson Andries Schutte Dandré van der Westhuizen Andrew van Tonder Jacques Verwey Peet Vorster Marlyn Williams Did not play: Vince Gwavu KK Kgame Riaan Matthee De Wet Meyer Nico Pretorius

Backs	Riaan Arends Ryan Carmichael Coert Cronjé Cecil Dumond Wayne Gardner Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Jaun Kotzé Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Arno Poley Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Etienne Taljaard Lenience Tambwera Andrew van Wyk Did not play: Lukhanyo Am Angus Cleophas Sandile Ngcobo Waylon Thompson

Coach	Johan du Toit

Falcons – 2014 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Jacques Alberts FJ Binneman Wesley Cloete Vince Gwavu Devlin Hope Shane Kirkwood Thierry Kounga Kuaté Ernst Ladendorf JP Mostert Bruce Muller Thulani Ngidi Friedle Olivier Nico Pretorius Spanner Pretorius Dandré van der Westhuizen MP van Eeden Jacques Verwey Peet Vorster Marlyn Williams Did not play: Tiaan Benade Wessel du Rand De Wet Meyer

Backs	Lukhanyo Am Ryan Carmichael Angus Cleophas Coert Cronjé Cecil Dumond Wayne Gardner Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Etienne Taljaard Andrew van Wyk Did not play: Gabriel du Toit Jaco Oosthuizen Waylon Thompson Russell van Wyk

Coach	Johan du Toit

Falcons – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Rinus Bothma Bovril de Bruin Wessel du Rand Nico Engelbrecht Francois Fourie Vince Gwavu Shane Kirkwood Shaun McGeer JP Mostert Bruce Muller Friedle Olivier Birtie Powell Nico Pretorius Brendan Rams Dandré van der Westhuizen MP van Eeden Jacques Verwey Did not play: Devlin Hope Paul Kruger Ian Oosthuizen Baksteen van Heerden

Backs	Coert Cronjé Kyle Hendricks Gido Horn Christo Joubert Arafaat Kock Jaun Kotzé Franco Maritz Sandile Ngcobo Jongi Nokwe Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Arno Poley Anrich Richter Wesley Roberts JC Roos Jaco Snyman Dauw Steyn Russell van Wyk

Coach	John Williams

Falcons – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Jacques Alberts JP Brummer Vernon du Preez Nico Engelbrecht Francois Fourie Willem Greyvenstein Vince Gwavu Raymond Havenga Paul Kruger Shaun McGeer JP Mostert Reg Muller Friedle Olivier Bertie Powell Nico Pretorius Stephan Schoeman MP van Eeden Baksteen van Heerden Did not play: Bruce Muller Nico van den Heever Dandré van der Westhuizen

Backs	Franco Booysen Coert Cronjé Kyle Hendricks Arafaat Kock Jaun Kotzé Johann Louw Jongi Nokwe Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Anrich Richter Wesley Roberts Russell van Wyk

Coach	John Williams

Falcons – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Theodore Becker MC Botes JP Brummer Uzair Cassiem Bovril de Bruin Christiaan de Klerk Vernon du Preez Frederik Eksteen Nico Engelbrecht Bradley Fortuin Wouter Heijmans James Jackson Roelof Joubert Zane Kilian Marco Kotze Wesley Kotzé Hannes Ludik Jacques Malot JP Mostert Bruce Muller Reg Muller Jacques Nieuwenhuis Bertie Powell Nico Pretorius Shöne van der Walt Dandré van der Westhuizen Edward van der Westhuizen Anton van Deventer Baksteen van Heerden Boris van Jaarsveld Christopher Yearsley

Backs	Karlo Aspeling JW Bell Coert Cronjé Sino Ganto JC Greyling Kyle Hendricks Jaun Kotzé Hendrik Meyer Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Dewald Pieters Arno Poley Braam Pretorius Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman

Coach	John Williams

Falcons – 2012 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Wikus Coetzer Bovril de Bruin Christiaan de Klerk Sarel du Plessis Nico Engelbrecht Bradley Fortuin Zane Kilian Marco Kotze Pieter Lubbe Reg Muller Warren Perkins Nico Pretorius Shöne van der Walt Christopher Yearsley Did not play: Vernon du Preez Kobus Nicolaas Nel

Backs	JW Bell Coert Cronjé Sino Ganto Kyle Hendricks Clinton Kayser Jaun Kotzé André Nel Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Heinrich Rademeyer Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Did not play: Erwin Schmidt

Coach	John Williams

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