Danie van Schalkwyk (born 1 February 1975) is a South African former rugby union player who played as a centre.[1]
Date of birth | 1 February 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Kempton Park, Hoërskool Waterkloof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editVan Schalkwyk made his test debut for the Springboks in 1996 against Fiji at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, scoring a try on debut. He then played in three test matches during the New Zealand tour of South Africa in 1996. He played a further four Test matches in 1997, after which he did not make the Sprinbok team again.[2]
See also
edit- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 631
References
edit- ^ "Danie van Schalkwyk". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 510.