Springbok no. 718 · Hooker
Lukas van Biljon
Lukas van Biljon · Sharks
13Tests
1Tries
2Tours
25Age at debut
Test career
200120022003
First test
30 Jun 2001, age 25 · Reserve v Italy, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
Last test
9 Aug 2003, age 27 · Reserve v New Zealand, Carisbrook, Dunedin
Biography
Lukas van Biljon was a Sharks hooker who played 13 Tests between 2001 and 2003 and scored a try against the USA. Born in Bloemfontein on 18 March 1976, he overcame two shoulder operations to win his place.
Test history
13 tests · 5 points| Date | Opponent | Venue | Position | Result | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2001 |  Italy | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | Reserve | W 60–14 | Sharks |
| 21 Jul 2001 |  New Zealand | Newlands, Cape Town | Hooker | L 3–12 | Sharks |
| 28 Jul 2001 |  Australia | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Hooker | W 20–15 | Sharks |
| 18 Aug 2001 | Australia | Subiaco Oval, Perth | Hooker | D 14–14 | Sharks |
| 25 Aug 2001 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | Hooker | L 15–26 | Sharks |
| 10 Nov 2001 |  France | Stade de France, Paris | Hooker | L 10–20 | Sharks |
| 17 Nov 2001 | Italy | Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa | Reserve | W 54–26 | Sharks |
| 24 Nov 2001 |  England | Twickenham, London | Reserve | L 9–29 | Sharks |
| 01 Dec 2001 |  USA | Robertson Stadium, UH, Houston | Hooker | W 43–20 | Sharks |
| 09 Nov 2002 | France | Stade Velodrome, Marseilles | Reserve | L 10–30 | Sharks |
| 16 Nov 2002 |  Scotland | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Hooker | L 6–21 | Sharks |
| 23 Nov 2002 | England | Twickenham, London | Reserve | L 3–53 | Sharks |
| 09 Aug 2003 | New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Reserve | L 11–19 | Sharks |