Springbok no. 606 · Flank

Fritz van Heerden

Frederick Johannes van Heerden · WP

14Tests

1Tries

4Tours

23Age at debut

Test career

199419961999

First test

4 Jun 1994, age 23 · Flank v England, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Last test

10 Oct 1999, age 29 · Lock v Spain, Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Biography

Fritz van Heerden was a tall Western Province forward who played lock and flank in 14 Tests between 1994 and 1999. Born in Roodepoort on 29 June 1970, he scored a try against Tonga in 1997 and played at the 1999 World Cup. He also played for Leicester Tigers, where he was known for contesting the opposition’s line-out throws.

Test history

14 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
04 Jun 1994	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank	L 15–32	WP
11 Jun 1994	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 27–9	WP
06 Aug 1994	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Flank	D 18–18	WP
12 Nov 1995	Italy	Olympic Stadium, Rome	Flank	W 40–21	WP
18 Nov 1995	England	Twickenham, London	Flank	W 24–14	WP
31 Aug 1996	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 32–22	WP
09 Nov 1996	Argentina	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 46–15	WP
16 Nov 1996	Argentina	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 44–21	WP
10 Jun 1997	Tonga	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 74–10	WP
28 Jun 1997	Britain	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	L 15–18	WP
05 Jul 1997	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 35–16	WP
19 Jul 1997	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	L 32–35	WP
09 Aug 1997	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Reserve	L 35–55	WP
10 Oct 1999	Spain	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock	W 47–3	WP