Schalk Willem Petrus Burger Snr. (born 6 October 1955) is a South African former
rugby union player.
Playing career
Burger was born in
Cape Town 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 ha ...
. 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 for a BCom degree, representing the
Maties 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
England team on 2 June 1984 in Port Elizabeth. In 1986 he played in the four test matches against the
New Zealand Cavaliers. Burger was capped 6 times for the Springboks.
Test history
Personal
Burger is the father of
Schalk Burger, 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,
Gerrie Sonnekus,
Danie Gerber and the eventual winner of the award,
Naas Botha.
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 535
References
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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