Moaner van Heerden

Moaner van Heerden
Birth nameJohannes Lodewikus van Heerden
Date of birth (1951-07-18) 18 July 1951 (age 73)
Place of birthPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
SchoolLangenhoven High School, Pretoria
ChildrenWikus van Heerden
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972–77, 80 Northern Transvaal ()
1978–80 Transvaal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1974–1980 South Africa 17 (4)

Johannes Lodewikus 'Moaner' van Heerden (born 18 July 1951) is a former South African rugby union international player. He played as a lock.[1]

His son, Wikus van Heerden, is also a South African international who played for Saracens in the Guinness Premiership before retiring in 2012.[2]

Playing career

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Van Heerden made his debut in senior provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal in 1972. In 1974 he played his first test match for Springboks next to Johan de Bruyn, a fellow lock debutant, in the third test against the touring Lions team of Willie John McBride at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth.From 1974 to 1980, van Heerden appeared in 17 test matches and scored one try. He also played in six tour matches for the Springboks.[3]

Test history

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No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1.  British Lions 9–26 Lock 13 July 1974 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2. British & Irish Lions British Lions 13–13 Lock 27 July 1974 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.  France 13–4 Lock 23 November 1974 Stade Municipal, Toulouse
4. France France 10–8 Lock 30 November 1974 Parc des Princes, Paris
5. France France 38–25 Lock 21 June 1975 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
6. France France 33–18 Lock 28 June 1975 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
7.  New Zealand 16–7 Lock 24 July 1976 Kings Park, Durban
8. New Zealand New Zealand 9–15 Lock 14 August 1976 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
9. New Zealand New Zealand 15–10 Lock 4 September 1976 Newlands, Cape Town
10. New Zealand New Zealand 15–14 Lock 18 September 1976 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11. World XV 45–24 Lock 27 August 1977 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
12. British & Irish Lions British Lions 26–22 Lock 1 31 May 1980 Newlands, Cape Town
13. British & Irish Lions British Lions 12–10 Lock 28 June 1980 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
14. British & Irish Lions British Lions 13–17 Lock 12 July 1980 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
15. South American Jaguars 22–13 Lock 18 October 1980 Wanderers Club, Montevideo
16. South American Jaguars 30–16 Lock 25 October 1980 Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago
17. France France 37–15 Lock 8 November 1980 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Citizen. "Wanderers never been short of quality locks" Archived 2013-04-21 at archive.today. 3 August 2012. Retrieved on 11 May 2013.
  2. ^ Post. "Van Heerden to retire". 19 September 2012. Retrieved on 11 May 2013.
  3. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 87–106. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.

Further reading

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