André van den Berg

André van den Berg

Full name	André van den Berg
Date of birth	(1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Namibia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
School	Windhoek High School
University	North-West University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback Current team Wanderers Rugby Club Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 20??- Wanderers Rugby Club ?? (??) Correct as of 30 October 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Namibia under-18 ?? (??) 2017 Namibia under-20 ?? (??) 2022- Namibia 7 (5) Correct as of 30 October 2023

André van den Berg (born 23 January 1998) is a Namibian rugby union player who plays for the Wanderers in the NRU Premier League.^[1]

Career

Club

He joined the Wanderers after studying at North-West University in South Africa.^[2] In 2022 he started in the NRU Premier League final at fly-half, scoring 23 points in the 51–31 win over the University of Namibia.^[3] He was awarded Player of the Match. He was then later awarded sportsman of the year as well as players’ player of the year.^[4]

International

He was captain of the Namibia under-18 side at the 2016 Craven Week.^[5] He played for Namibia in the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy where he took the side to a 4th-place finish.^[6] He went on the make his full international debut in 2022 coming off the bench against Spain. He was named part of the Namibian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, where he featured three times, including a start at fullback against Uruguay.^[7]

References

1. rugbybworldcup.com. "Andre van der Bergh (Namibia) | Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
2. "Andre van der Berg". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
3. Zone, The NMH School Newspaper Project-My; Poolman, Andrew (2022-09-05). "Wanderers triumphant in three finals". My Zone. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
4. Zeitung, Allgemeine; Poolman, Andrew (2022-11-12). "Van der Berg awarded after wildly successful Wanderers season". Sportwrap. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
5. "Namibia is set for the Youth Weeks". rugby365.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
6. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
7. "André VAN DER BERGH profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-06.