Dries van Schalkwyk

Dries van Schalkwyk
Full nameAndries Johannes van Schalkwyk
Date of birth (1984-12-21) 21 December 1984 (age 40)
Place of birthBloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
SchoolSt. Andrew's School, Bloemfontein
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker
Youth career
2003–2005 Free State Cheetahs
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006 Free State Cheetahs 4 (5)
2006 Falcons 4 (0)
2007–2008 Boland Cavaliers 31 (35)
2009–2010 Blue Bulls 20 (10)
2009 → Southern Kings 1 (0)
2011 Golden Lions XV 7 (20)
2011 Lions 1 (0)
2011 Golden Lions 1 (0)
2011 → Leopards 1 (0)
2012 Free State XV 7 (0)
2012–2017 Zebre 94 (120)
2017–2019 Southern Kings 26 (15)
2018 Eastern Province Elephants 1 (5)
Correct as of 4 May 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 Italy 15 (5)
Correct as of 27 June 2017

Andries Johannes van Schalkwyk (born 21 December 1984) is a South African-born rugby union player who played internationally for Italy in 2016 and 2017. His position is number 8 and he last played for the Southern Kings in the Pro14.

He was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[1]

In 2009, he played for Southern Kings against British & Irish Lions during 2009 tour.

In 2017, he rejoined Southern Kings for their entry into the Pro14.

Zebre

In the 2012–13 Pro12 season, he played 19 matches, coming on as a substitute for 1, and scoring six tries. For 2013/2014 season he played 17 matches, coming on as substitute for 2 matches. In the 2014/2015 season he played 12 matches, coming on as substitute for 1. In the 2015-2016 season he played 13 matches, coming on as substitute for 1, scoring 6 tries. He was top try scorer for the season with teammate Kayle van Zyl 2nd top try scorer with 5 tries for Zebre. In the 2016/2017 season he played 9 matches, substituting for 1, scoring 5 tries and picking up 5 yellow cards.[2] He did not renew his contract with Zebre at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] and signed with the Southern Kings.

Southern Kings

Van Schalkwyk moves from Zebre to join the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on a two-year contract. [4]

References

  1. ^ "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Guinness Pro12". Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Chaos Zebra, players with arrears and no insurance". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Andries Van Schalkwyk leaves the Zebra for the Southern Kings". rugbymeet (in Italian). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.