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Schalk Willem Petrus Burger Snr. (born 6 October 1955) is a South African former
rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player.


Playing career

Burger was born in
Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
and received his schooling in Paarl, at
Paarl Gimnasium Paarl Gimnasium is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the city of Paarl in the Western Cape province of South Africa. History Rev. van der Lingen founded the school in the centre of town in 1858. The school has pr ...
. In 1973 het represented the schools rugby team at the Craven Week tournament. He made his senior provincial debut in 1974 for and in 1975 he enrolled at the
University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...
for a BCom degree, representing the
Maties Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...
on the rugby field. Burger made his debut for Western Province in 1977 and after the 1978 season he moved to . During the period 1979 to 1983, Burger played 72 matches for Eastern Province, including 40 as captain. In 1984 he returned to Western Province. Burger made his test match debut for the Springboks against the visiting
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team on 2 June 1984 in Port Elizabeth. In 1986 he played in the four test matches against the
New Zealand Cavaliers The Cavaliers was an unofficial New Zealand rugby union team which toured South Africa in 1986. Because of the Apartheid policies of the South African government, the official New Zealand Rugby Union tour scheduled for 1985 was cancelled, and th ...
. Burger was capped 6 times for the Springboks.


Test history


Personal

Burger is the father of
Schalk Burger Schalk Willem Petrus Burger Jr. (born 13 April 1983) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He played as a flanker for Saracens in the English Premiership and has won 86 caps for South Africa. He was a member of the 2007 Ru ...
, a former Springbok Loose-forward and Springbok Captain.


Accolades

Burger was one of the five nominees for 1985 SA Rugby player of the Year award. The other nominees for the award were
Jannie Breedt Johannes Christoffel Breedt (born 4 June 1959) is a South African former rugby union player. Playing career Breedt played for Northern Transvaal and Transvaal in the South African provincial competitions. He made his debut for Northern Transv ...
,
Gerrie Sonnekus Gerhardus Hermanus Hendrikus 'Gerrie' Sonnekus (born 1 February 1953) is a former South African rugby union player. Playing career Sonnekus finished his schooling in Welkom and studied at the University of the Free State. He played his first p ...
,
Danie Gerber Danie Gerber (born 14 April 1958 in Port Elizabeth, Union of South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa between 1980 and 1992. He played mainly at inside or outside centre, but also on the wing. His ...
and the eventual winner of the award, Naas Botha.


See also

* List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 535


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burger, Schalk 1955 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Western Province (rugby union) players Rugby union locks Alumni of Paarl Gimnasium Rugby union players from Cape Town