Schalk Oelofse

Schalk Wentzel Oelofse is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Southern Kings in the Pro14.[1] His regular position is lock.

Schalk Oelofse
Full nameSchalk Wentzel Oelofse
Date of birth (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988
Place of birthPort Elizabeth
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
SchoolDaniel Pienaar Technical High School
UniversityNelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
2005–2006 Eastern Province Kings
2008 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2013 NMMU Madibaz 18 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Eastern Province Kings 1 (0)
2013–2016 SWD Eagles 40 (10)
2016 Southern Kings 13 (0)
2016–2018 Mont-de-Marsan 23 (5)
2018–2019 Southern Kings 8 (0)
Correct as of 4 May 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 South African Universities 1 (0)
Correct as of 8 May 2013

Career

He played for Eastern Province in the 2005 and 2006 Craven Week tournaments before joining the Sharks, where he appeared at Under–21 level in 2008.

He then played for the NMMU Madibaz in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Varsity Cup competitions, which earned him a call-up to the Eastern Province Kings 2013 Vodacom Cup squad and he was named in a South African Universities team that played against Namibia in 2013.[2]

He made his first class debut for the Eastern Province Kings against Free State XV.[3] and then joined the SWD Eagles before the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season.[4]

Mont-de-Marsan

In June 2016, French Rugby Pro D2 side Mont-de-Marsan announced that Oelofse would join them for the 2016–2017 season.[5]

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References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Schalk Oelofse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "SA Universities squad named to face Namibia". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. [{{{archiveurl}}} Archived] Check |archiveurl= value (help) from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. "Eastern Province Kings team named against Free State". MyPE.co.za. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  4. Gerber, Jeremy (9 May 2013). "4 van NMMU nou Arende". Die Son (in Afrikaans). Media24. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  5. "Signature de Schalk OELOFSE et interview" (Press release) (in French). Stade Montois Rugby. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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