Pieter Hendriks

Pieter Hendriks (born 13 April 1970), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1992 and 1996.

Playing career Hendriks represented the South Eastern Transvaal Schools team at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1988 and was also selected for the SA Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut for Transvaal in 1990 and was a member of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994. Hendriks scored 38 Currie Cup tries and 89 tries in all matches for Transvaal.

Hendriks made his test debut for the Springboks against New Zealand on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. He was part of the South African squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Hendriks scored the opening try for South Africa in the opening game of the 1995 Rugby World Cup against Australia but was later banned for 90 days for kicking and punching in a mass brawl in the game against Canada. His last test match was against New Zealand in the 1996 test series that was lost by South Africa. He also played in nine tour matches, scoring four tries for the Springboks.

Test history

No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. 24–27 Wing 15 August 1992 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2. 3–26 Wing 22 August 1992Newlands, Cape Town 3. 34–10 Wing 19 November 1994 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 4. 20–12 Wing 26 November 1994 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 5. Australia 27–18 Wing 1 25 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town 6. 21–8 Wing 30 May 1995 Newlands, Cape Town 7. 20–0 Wing 3 June 1995 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth 8. Australia 16–21 Wing 1 13 July 1996Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 9. New Zealand 11–15 Wing 20 July 1996 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 10. Australia 25–19 Wing 3 August 1996 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 11. New Zealand 18–29 Wing 10 August 1996 Newlands, Cape Town 12. New Zealand 19–23 Wing 17 August 1996 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 13. New Zealand 26–33 Wing 24 August 1996 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 14. New Zealand 32–22 Wing 31 August 1996 Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Accolades Hendriks was voted as one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1991, along with Hennie le Roux, Pieter Muller, Johan Nel and Jacques Olivier.