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Springbok no. 822 · Flank

Willem Alberts

Willem Schalk Alberts · Sharks, Francais

43Tests
7Tries
6Tours
26Age at debut

Test career

201020132016

First test

13 Nov 2010, age 26 · Reserve v Wales, Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff

Last test

19 Nov 2016, age 32 · Flank v Italy, Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

Biography

Willem Alberts was a big, hard-hitting flanker nicknamed ‘The Bone Collector’. Born in Pretoria on 11 May 1984, he played for the Sharks and Stade Français and won 43 caps between 2010 and 2016. He scored tries in each of his first three Tests on the 2010 tour of Britain and Ireland, and played at the 2011 and 2015 World Cups.

Test history

43 tests · 35 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
13 Nov 2010WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffReserveW 29–25Sharks
20 Nov 2010ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghReserveL 17–21Sharks
27 Nov 2010EnglandTwickenham, LondonReserveW 21–11Sharks
20 Aug 2011New ZealandNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethFlankW 18–5Sharks
11 Sep 2011WalesWellington Regional Stadium, WellingtonReserveW 17–16Sharks
17 Sep 2011FijiWellington Regional Stadium, WellingtonReserveW 49–3Sharks
22 Sep 2011NamibiaNorth Harbour Stadium, North Shore CityFlankW 87–0Sharks
30 Sep 2011SamoaNorth Harbour Stadium, North Shore CityReserveW 13–5Sharks
09 Oct 2011AustraliaWellington Regional Stadium, WellingtonReserveL 9–11Sharks
09 Jun 2012EnglandKings Park, DurbanFlankW 22–17Sharks
16 Jun 2012EnglandEllis Park, JohannesburgFlankW 36–27Sharks
18 Aug 2012ArgentinaNewlands, Cape TownFlankW 27–6Sharks
25 Aug 2012ArgentinaEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaEighthmanD 16–16Sharks
08 Sep 2012AustraliaSubiaco Oval, PerthFlankL 19–26Sharks
15 Sep 2012New ZealandForsyth Barr Stadium, DunedinFlankL 11–21Sharks
29 Sep 2012AustraliaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaFlankW 31–8Sharks
06 Oct 2012New ZealandNational Stadium, JohannesburgFlankL 16–32Sharks
10 Nov 2012IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinFlankW 16–12Sharks
17 Nov 2012ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghFlankW 21–10Sharks
24 Nov 2012EnglandTwickenham, LondonFlankW 16–15Sharks
22 Jun 2013SamoaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaFlankW 56–23Sharks
17 Aug 2013ArgentinaNational Stadium, JohannesburgFlankW 73–13Sharks
24 Aug 2013ArgentinaEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaFlankW 22–17Sharks
07 Sep 2013AustraliaBrisbane Stadium (Lang Park), BrisbaneFlankW 38–12Sharks
14 Sep 2013New ZealandEden Park, AucklandFlankL 15–29Sharks
28 Sep 2013AustraliaNewlands, Cape TownFlankW 28–8Sharks
05 Oct 2013New ZealandEllis Park, JohannesburgFlankL 27–38Sharks
09 Nov 2013WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffFlankW 24–15Sharks
17 Nov 2013ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghFlankW 28–0Sharks
23 Nov 2013FranceStade de France, ParisFlankW 19–10Sharks
14 Jun 2014WalesKings Park, DurbanFlankW 38–16Sharks
21 Jun 2014WalesMbombela Stadium, NelspruitFlankW 31–30Sharks
15 Aug 2015ArgentinaVélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos AiresFlankW 26–12Sharks
03 Oct 2015ScotlandSt. James Park, NewcastleReserveW 34–16Sharks
07 Oct 2015USAOlympic Stadium, LondonReserveW 64–0Sharks
17 Oct 2015WalesTwickenham, LondonReserveW 23–19Sharks
24 Oct 2015New ZealandTwickenham, LondonReserveL 18–20Sharks
30 Oct 2015ArgentinaOlympic Stadium, LondonReserveW 24–13Sharks
17 Sep 2016New ZealandAMI Stadium (Rugby League Park), ChristchurchReserveL 13–41Francais
01 Oct 2016AustraliaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaReserveW 18–10Francais
08 Oct 2016New ZealandKings Park, DurbanReserveL 15–57Francais
12 Nov 2016EnglandTwickenham, LondonFlankL 21–37Francais
19 Nov 2016ItalyStadio Artemio Franchi, FlorenceFlankL 18–20Francais