Albert van den Berg
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| Full name | Philippus Albertus van den Berg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 January 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hoopstad, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Vryburg High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philippus Albertus van den Berg (born 26 January 1974) is a South African former professional
Sharks in the international Super 14
competition.
He made his international debut for South Africa on 12 June 1999 in a test match against
Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, which South Africa lost, and a match against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town
, which South Africa won by one point, 10 to nine.
He was then selected in South Africa's
Griquas to the Sharks
.
He was selected to play in the
River Plate Stadium, Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Wales at Millennium Stadium and England at Twickenham
.
In 2001, he played in two mid-year tests against
United States in Houston
.
He next played for the national team in 2004, as lock against the All Blacks in the 21 to 23 loss at
2006 mid-year test against Scotland, he was named in the 2006 Tri Nations Series
squad.
Honours
- 2008 Currie Cup winner (Sharks)
- 2004 Tri-Nations winner (Springboks)
- 2007 Rugby World Cup winner
References
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Albert van den Berg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 March 2016.[dead link]
- Sharks profile