Springbok no. 795 · Lock

Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker · WP

29Tests

1Tries

2Tours

24Age at debut

Test career

200820102012

First test

7 Jun 2008, age 24 · Lock v Wales, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Last test

6 Oct 2012, age 28 · Lock v New Zealand, National Stadium, Johannesburg

Biography

Andries Bekker was a 2.08 m lock, one of the tallest men ever to play for South Africa. Born in Goodwood on 5 December 1983 and educated at Paul Roos Gymnasium, he played for Western Province and won 29 caps between 2008 and 2012. He played against the 2009 British and Irish Lions. His father Hennie was also a Springbok lock.

Test history

29 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
07 Jun 2008	Wales	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	W 43–17	WP
14 Jun 2008	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 37–21	WP
21 Jun 2008	Italy	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 26–0	WP
05 Jul 2008	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Reserve	L 8–19	WP
12 Jul 2008	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Reserve	W 30–28	WP
19 Jul 2008	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Reserve	L 9–16	WP
09 Aug 2008	Argentina	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 63–9	WP
16 Aug 2008	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	L 0–19	WP
23 Aug 2008	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	L 15–27	WP
30 Aug 2008	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 53–8	WP
08 Nov 2008	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Reserve	W 20–15	WP
15 Nov 2008	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Reserve	W 14–10	WP
22 Nov 2008	England	Twickenham, London	Reserve	W 42–6	WP
20 Jun 2009	Britain	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 26–21	WP
27 Jun 2009	Britain	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	W 28–25	WP
01 Aug 2009	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 31–19	WP
08 Aug 2009	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 29–17	WP
29 Aug 2009	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Reserve	W 32–25	WP
13 Nov 2009	France	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Reserve	L 13–20	WP
21 Nov 2009	Italy	Stadio Friuli, Udine	Lock	W 32–10	WP
28 Nov 2009	Ireland	Croke Park, Dublin	Lock	L 10–15	WP
26 Jun 2010	Italy	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Lock	W 55–11	WP
10 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Reserve	L 12–32	WP
17 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Reserve	L 17–31	WP
18 Aug 2012	Argentina	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 27–6	WP
25 Aug 2012	Argentina	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza	Lock	D 16–16	WP
15 Sep 2012	New Zealand	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin	Reserve	L 11–21	WP
29 Sep 2012	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 31–8	WP
06 Oct 2012	New Zealand	National Stadium, Johannesburg	Lock	L 16–32	WP