Derick Hougaard
Appearance
Date of birth | 4 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Citrusdal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derick Hougaard (born 4 January 1983), more commonly known as the 'Liefling van Loftus' is a South African professional
Bulls in the international Super Rugby
competition.
In the 2002 Currie Cup final against the
Bulls at Loftus, the chorus of a Gé Korsten
song named "Liefling" was played in the stadium.
Hougaard made his test debut at the age of 20 for the
Perth, he also scored his first international points, successful in a conversion. After resuming his role as a reserve in the next match against England, Hougaard was promoted to flyhalf for the remaining three games that South Africa played at the World Cup. At the close of the World Cup, Hougaard, with five caps to his name had produced 48 points, including two tries. In the 2003 world cup match against Samoa, Hougaard was knocked out by a legal but hard tackle from Brian Lima
.
The 2007 Super 14 semi-final saw Hougaard scoring all of his side's 27 points, by means of 8 penalties and a drop goal, against the
Canterbury Crusaders at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. This equalled Adrian Cashmore of the Auckland Blues's 1998 record for most points by an individual in a Super Rugby semi-final. This victory was historic since it set up the first ever Super Rugby final between two South African teams. The 2007 Super 14 season was also a personal best in Hougaard's Super Rugby career, having scored 161 points in 14 matches.[2]
In 2008, Hougaard signed for Leicester Tigers rejoining previous Blue Bulls coach Heyneke Meyer[3] as a replacement for Andy Goode who had moved to CA Brive. He made his début against Bath in October 2008.
In 2009, Hougaard signed for Saracens.
In June 2023, Hougaard was hospitalised in a coma after experiencing inflammation of the lungs.[4]
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Saracens". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Bulls Statistics – see section 6". thebulls.co.za. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ "Derick Hougaard signs with Leicester". thebulls.co.za. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ Burnard, Lloyd. "Former Springbok Derick Hougaard fighting for his life in hospital - report". News24 Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
External links
- Tigers profile
- Derick Hougaard on bluebulls.co.za
- Currie Cup Individual Records on superrugby.co.za
- Super 14 Records on superrugby.co.za