Gerhard Jacobus van den Heever (born 13 April 1989) is a South African-born Japanese rugby union player for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Kubota Spears in the Top League. His regular playing position is as a wing.

Education

Van den Heever attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, known as Affies), in Pretoria — a school that produced several sports stars such as Bulls players Derick Kuun, Pierre Spies and Jacques-Louis Potgieter and Titans cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis. He played in the University Seven's Rugby World Championships for the University of Pretoria.[1]

Bulls

In early 2010, Van den Heever inherited Bryan Habana's number 11 shirt in the Bulls team after Habana's departure for the Stormers; Van den Heever is said to be even quicker than Habana.[2][3]

Stormers

On 24 October 2011, Van den Heever left the Bulls to join the Stormers and Western Province.[4]

Munster

Van den Heever agreed to join Irish side Munster on a two-year contract after the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.[5] He arrived in Cork to join up with Munster on 5 November 2013.[6] He made his debut for Munster on 29 November 2013, starting against Newport Gwent Dragons in the Pro12, but sustained a broken bone in his hand during the game.[7][8][9] Van den Heever scored his first try for Munster in their 54–13 win against Cardiff Blues on 8 February 2014.[10] He was added to Munster's 2013–14 Heineken Cup squad on 20 March 2014.[11] He made his Heineken Cup debut on 5 April 2014, coming on against Toulouse in Munster's quarter-final. In May 2016, it was announced that Van den Heever would be leaving Munster.[12]

Yamaha Júbilo

After leaving Munster, Van den Heever played for Japanese Top League side Yamaha Júbilo from 2016 to early 2018.[13]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=9524&language=1 Archived 30 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine .A. Students Seven's Rugby Team flush with TuksRugby players. Retrieved 25 June 2011
  2. ^ "Bulls News". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  3. ^ Gerhard van HeeverBulls.co.za Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Van den Heever signs for WP". News24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Munster Confirm Van Den Heever Signing". munsterrugby.ie. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Van Den Heever Arrives". munsterrugby.ie. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. ^ "O'Connell Starts As Van Den Heever Makes Debut". munsterrugby.ie. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Munster Win Hard Fought Battle". munsterrugby.ie. 29 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Sherry Faces Lengthy Spell on Sidelines". munsterrugby.ie. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Six-Try Munster Outmuscle Cardiff". munsterrugby.ie. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Trio Nominated For Heineken Cup Squad". munsterrugby.ie. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Departing Players". munsterrugby.ie. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  13. ^ 2016年度 追加入団選手のお知らせ [2016 fiscal year – joined players (additional)] (Press release). Yamaha Júbilo. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_van_den_Heever
No tags for this post.