Carlyle "Kyle" Hendricks (born 12 December 1986) is a South African

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player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is winger or fullback.

Career

Falcons

Hendricks was included in the squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut against the on 28 March 2009, starting their match against

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rivals, the and also started their match against the other team from Gauteng, the , later during the same season. He returned to the

Vodacom Cup The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the succes ...

side during the 2010 season, starting four of their matches. He also scored two tries in the ' match against , despite his side being on the wrong end of a 60–12 defeat. After playing in a compulsory friendly match prior to the

2010 Currie Cup First Division The 2010 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 16 July through to 15 October 2010. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union ...

season against a in

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, he was also included in the squad for the competition proper. He debuted in their match against the in

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, the first of eight starts during the competition. On two occasions he scored two tries during a match – against the in Kempton Park and against the on the final day of the season, ending the season with seven tries behind his name to finish joint-fourth overall on the try scoring list and second for the , behind fellow back Coert Cronjé. Hendricks increased his points contribution the following season when he also took over the kicking duties. He scored 56 points in eight appearances for the Falcons in the

2011 Vodacom Cup The 2011 Vodacom Cup was contested from 25 February to 13 May 2011. The tournament was the 14th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South A ...

, the tenth-highest in the competition and easily the Falcons' top scorer with Cronjé the next best points scorer with 20 points. He got a further 54 points during the

2011 Currie Cup First Division The 2011 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 15 July to 14 October 2011. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of the 73rd season of the Currie Cup, an annual rugby union ...

competition, scoring nine tries amongst his 54 points in 11 appearances. Two tries in five appearances followed during the

2012 Vodacom Cup The 2012 Vodacom Cup was played between 10 March and 18 May 2012 and was the 15th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, ...

competition and he made just one appearance in the

2012 Currie Cup First Division The 2012 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 30 June to 13 October 2012. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competit ...

season before an injury ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign. He returned during the

2013 Vodacom Cup The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First ...

, scoring one try in six starts before a haul of 32 points in fourteen appearances was not enough to prevent his side finishing bottom of the log during the

2013 Currie Cup First Division The 2013 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 June to 11 October 2013. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competiti ...

References

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