André Esterhuizen

André Esterhuizen

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South AfricaMarch 30, 1994

Biography

Adriaan Pieter 'André' Esterhuizen (born 30 March 1994 in Klerksdorp) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Harlequins in the English Premiership. His regular position is centre or full-back. Career Youth Esterhuizen represented his local side Leopards at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2007, at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011. In 2013, he moved to Durban to join the Sharks. He started twelve of the Sharks U21 side's matches during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, finishing as the joint top try scorer in Division A of that competition with 9 tries. He was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. Senior career His first taste of first class rugby came for the Sharks XV during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his debut in a 72–6 victory against the Border Bulldogs, coming on as a substitute in the second half. Further substitute appearances followed that season in matches against the Boland Cavaliers and Eastern Province Kings. Esterhuizen was included in the Sharks wider training squad prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season, scoring a try for them in their warm-up match against Saracens and was subsequently selected in the final Super Rugby squad for 2014. He joined Premiership Rugby side Harlequins ahead of the 2020–21 season.

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André Esterhuizen — Rugby Center for Harlequins
André Esterhuizen — Rugby Center for Harlequins

Career Timeline

1994personal

Adriaan Pieter 'André' Esterhuizen (born 30 March 1994 in Klerksdorp) is a So...

Adriaan Pieter 'André' Esterhuizen (born 30 March 1994 in Klerksdorp) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Harlequins in the English Premiership.

2007career

Career Youth Esterhuizen represented his local side Leopards at the Under-1...

Career Youth Esterhuizen represented his local side Leopards at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2007, at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011.

2013career

In 2013, he moved to Durban to join the Sharks.

2013achievement

He started twelve of the Sharks U21 side's matches during the 2013 Under-21 P...

He started twelve of the Sharks U21 side's matches during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, finishing as the joint top try scorer in Division A of that competition with 9 tries.

2013career

Senior career His first taste of first class rugby came for the Sharks XV du...

Senior career His first taste of first class rugby came for the Sharks XV during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition.

2014achievement

He was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior Wor...

He was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.

2014career

Esterhuizen was included in the Sharks wider training squad prior to the 2014...

Esterhuizen was included in the Sharks wider training squad prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season, scoring a try for them in their warm-up match against Saracens and was subsequently selected in the final Super Rugby squad for 2014.

2020career

He joined Premiership Rugby side Harlequins ahead of the 2020–21 season.

Achievements

2013

He started twelve of the Sharks U21 side's matches during the 2013 Under-21 P...

He started twelve of the Sharks U21 side's matches during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, finishing as the joint top try scorer in Division A of that competition with 9 tries.

2014

He was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior Wor...

He was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.

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