Springbok no. 754 · Flank

Schalk (jnr) Burger

Schalk Willem Petrus Burger · WP, Sungoliath

86Tests

16Tries

10Tours

20Age at debut

Test career

200320092015

First test

24 Oct 2003, age 20 · Reserve v Georgia, Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney

Last test

30 Oct 2015, age 32 · Flank v Argentina, Olympic Stadium, London

Biography

Schalk Burger was a ferocious, tireless flanker and one of the most popular Springboks of the modern era. Born in Port Elizabeth on 13 April 1983 and educated at Paarl Gimnasium, he played for Western Province and Suntory Sungoliath and won 86 caps between 2003 and 2015.

He was World Rugby Player of the Year in 2004 and part of the 2007 World Cup-winning side, scoring a hat-trick against Namibia in that tournament. After nearly dying from bacterial meningitis in 2013, he made a remarkable comeback and played at the 2015 World Cup. His father Schalk Burger snr was also a Springbok.

Test history

86 tests · 1 as captain · 80 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
24 Oct 2003	Georgia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Reserve	W 46–19	WP
01 Nov 2003	Samoa	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	W 60–10	WP
08 Nov 2003	New Zealand	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Reserve	L 9–29	WP
12 Jun 2004	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flank	W 31–17	WP
19 Jun 2004	Ireland	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 26–17	WP
26 Jun 2004	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank	W 53–18	WP
17 Jul 2004	Pacific Islands	Central Coast Stadium, Gosford	Flank	W 38–24	WP
24 Jul 2004	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Flank	L 21–23	WP
31 Jul 2004	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Flank	L 26–30	WP
14 Aug 2004	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	W 40–26	WP
21 Aug 2004	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	W 23–19	WP
06 Nov 2004	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flank	W 38–36	WP
13 Nov 2004	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Flank	L 12–17	WP
20 Nov 2004	England	Twickenham, London	Flank	L 16–32	WP
18 Jun 2005	France	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	D 30–30	WP
25 Jun 2005	France	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flank	W 27–13	WP
09 Jul 2005	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Flank	L 12–30	WP
23 Jul 2005	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 33–20	WP
30 Jul 2005	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 22–16	WP
06 Aug 2005	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 22–16	WP
20 Aug 2005	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Flank	W 22–19	WP
27 Aug 2005	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Flank	L 27–31	WP
05 Nov 2005	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Reserve	W 34–23	WP
19 Nov 2005	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flank	W 33–16	WP
26 Nov 2005	France	Stade de France, Paris	Flank	L 20–26	WP
10 Jun 2006	Scotland	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	W 36–16	WP
17 Jun 2006	Scotland	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flank	W 29–15	WP
26 May 2007	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flank	W 58–10	WP
02 Jun 2007	England	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank	W 55–22	WP
16 Jun 2007	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 22–19	WP
23 Jun 2007	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	L 21–26	WP
15 Aug 2007	Namibia	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 105–13	WP
25 Aug 2007	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Flank	W 27–3	WP
09 Sep 2007	Samoa	Parc des Princes, Paris	Flank	W 59–7	WP
30 Sep 2007	USA	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	Eighthman	W 64–15	WP
07 Oct 2007	Fiji	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Flank	W 37–20	WP
14 Oct 2007	Argentina	Stade de France, Paris	Flank	W 37–13	WP
20 Oct 2007	England	Stade de France, Paris	Flank	W 15–6	WP
24 Nov 2007	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flank	W 34–12	WP
21 Jun 2008	Italy	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 26–0	WP
05 Jul 2008	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank	L 8–19	WP
12 Jul 2008	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Flank	W 30–28	WP
19 Jul 2008	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Flank	L 9–16	WP
16 Aug 2008	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	L 0–19	WP
23 Aug 2008	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	L 15–27	WP
30 Aug 2008	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	W 53–8	WP
08 Nov 2008	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flank	W 20–15	WP
15 Nov 2008	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Flank	W 14–10	WP
22 Nov 2008	England	Twickenham, London	Flank	W 42–6	WP
27 Jun 2009	Britain	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank	W 28–25	WP
29 Aug 2009	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Reserve	W 32–25	WP
05 Sep 2009	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Reserve	L 6–21	WP
12 Sep 2009	New Zealand	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	Flank	W 32–29	WP
13 Nov 2009	France	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Flank	L 13–20	WP
28 Nov 2009	Ireland	Croke Park, Dublin	Flank	L 10–15	WP
12 Jun 2010	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 42–17	WP
26 Jun 2010	Italy	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Flank	W 55–11	WP
10 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Flank	L 12–32	WP
17 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank	L 17–31	WP
24 Jul 2010	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Flank	L 13–30	WP
21 Aug 2010	New Zealand	National Stadium, Johannesburg	Flank	L 22–29	WP
28 Aug 2010	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank	W 44–31	WP
04 Sep 2010	Australia	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flank	L 39–41	WP
11 Sep 2011	Wales	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank	W 17–16	WP
17 Sep 2011	Fiji	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank	W 49–3	WP
22 Sep 2011	Namibia	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City	Flank	W 87–0	WP
30 Sep 2011	Samoa	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City	Flank	W 13–5	WP
09 Oct 2011	Australia	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Flank	L 9–11	WP
14 Jun 2014	Wales	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 38–16	WP
21 Jun 2014	Wales	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	Reserve	W 31–30	WP
28 Jun 2014	Scotland	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Flank	W 55–6	WP
27 Sep 2014	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 28–10	Sungoliath
04 Oct 2014	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 27–25	Sungoliath
08 Nov 2014	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Reserve	L 15–29	Sungoliath
15 Nov 2014	England	Twickenham, London	Flank	W 31–28	Sungoliath
18 Jul 2015	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Eighthman	L 20–24	Sungoliath
25 Jul 2015	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Eighthman (C)	L 20–27	Sungoliath
08 Aug 2015	Argentina	Kings Park, Durban	Eighthman	L 25–37	Sungoliath
15 Aug 2015	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires	Eighthman	W 26–12	Sungoliath
19 Sep 2015	Japan	Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton	Eighthman	L 32–34	Sungoliath
26 Sep 2015	Samoa	Villa Park, Birmingham	Flank	W 46–6	Sungoliath
03 Oct 2015	Scotland	St. James Park, Newcastle	Flank	W 34–16	Sungoliath
07 Oct 2015	USA	Olympic Stadium, London	Flank	W 64–0	Sungoliath
17 Oct 2015	Wales	Twickenham, London	Flank	W 23–19	Sungoliath
24 Oct 2015	New Zealand	Twickenham, London	Flank	L 18–20	Sungoliath
30 Oct 2015	Argentina	Olympic Stadium, London	Flank	W 24–13	Sungoliath