Danie van Schalkwyk

Danie van Schalkwyk

Date of birth	(1975-02-01) 1 February 1975
Place of birth	Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
School	Hoërskool Kempton Park, Hoërskool Waterkloof
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–2001 Blue Bulls 80 () 2002 Golden Lions () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2001 Bulls () 2002 Cats () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1997 South Africa 8 (10)

Danie van Schalkwyk (born 1 February 1975) is a South African former rugby union player.

Playing career

Van Schalkwyk made his test debut for the Springboks in 1996 against Fiji at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, scoring a try on debut. He then played in three test matches during the New Zealand tour of South Africa in 1996. He played a further four Test matches in 1997, after which he did not make the Sprinbok team again.

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Fiji	43–18	Replacement	1	2 Jul 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
2.	New Zealand	19–23	Centre	1	17 Aug 1996	Kings Park, Durban
3.	New Zealand	26–33	Centre		24 Aug 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.	New Zealand	32–22	Centre		31 Aug 1996	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.	British Lions	15–18	Centre		28 Jun 1997	Kings Park, Durban
6.	British Lions	35–16	Centre		5 Jul 1997	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
7.	New Zealand	32–35	Centre		19 Jul 1997	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
8.	Australia	20–32	Centre		2 Aug 1997	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 631