Deon Helberg

Deon Helberg
Full name	Gideon Gerhardus Helberg
Date of birth	27 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Lichtenburg, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
School	Middelburg Technical High School
University	University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing
Current team	Pumas
Youth career
2002–2007	Pumas
2008–2010	Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2010–2012	UP Tuks
Senior career
Years	Team
2010	Blue Bulls
2010	Bulls
2012–2013	Golden Lions
2013–2014	Golden Lions XV
2013	Lions
2015–2017	Pumas
	Correct as of 18 May 2018
International career
Years	Team
2007	S.A. Schools
2009	South Africa Sevens
	Correct as of 19 September 2012

Gideon Gerhardus Helberg is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.^[1] His usual position is wing.

He also played for UP Tuks in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.

In 2011 it was revealed that he was involved in an affair with his girlfriend's mother, which led to a fake death photo of Helberg being supplied. The mother pleaded guilty to "enticement to commit assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm" and was given a suspended three-year jail sentence in November 2011.^[2]

References

^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Deon Helberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Woman avoids jail in rugby murder plot". FOX Sports. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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[SARU_Player_Profile_Deon_Helberg-1] "SA Rugby Player Profile – Deon Helberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[2] "Woman avoids jail in rugby murder plot". FOX Sports. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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