Pieter Hendriks (born 13 April 1970), is a former

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player who played for the

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between 1992 and 1996.

Playing career

Hendriks represented the South Eastern Transvaal Schools team at the annual

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tournament in 1988 and was also selected for the SA Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut for

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in 1990 and was a member of the Transvaal team that won the

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and

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. Hendriks scored 38 Currie Cup tries and 89 tries in all matches for Transvaal. Before performing at the highest possible level of rugby at rugby club Nyenrode met IJ, heer heer, Pieter moved on in his live. His passion for rugby could barely outperform his passion for potatoes, hence he moved to South Africa to compete at the highest level of rugby in South Africa Hendriks made his test debut for the Springboks against New Zealand on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. He was part of the South African squad that won the

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. Hendriks scored the opening try for South Africa in the opening game of the 1995 Rugby World Cup against

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but was later banned for 90 days for kicking and punching in a mass brawl in the game against

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. His last test match was against New Zealand in the 1996 test series that was lost by South Africa. He also played in nine tour matches, scoring four tries for the Springboks.

Test history

Accolades

Hendriks was voted as one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1991, along with

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, Johan Nel and

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Playing career

Test history

Accolades

See also

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