Hendro Scholtz

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Hendro Scholtz

Full name	Hendro Scholtz
Date of birth	(1979-03-22) 22 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Bethlehem
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Youth career 1996 Eastern Free State 1997 Northern Free State 1998 Free State Cheetahs Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2010 Free State Cheetahs 65 (65) 2001 Bulls 0 (0) 2001–2005 Cats 17 (5) 2006–2010 Cheetahs 39 (10) 2010–2011 Agen 9 (0) 2011–2012 Rovigo 15 (0) 2012 Free State Cheetahs 7 (0) Correct as of 14:44, 27 Oct 2012 (UTC) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997 S.A. Schools 1999–2000 South Africa Under-21 2001 South Africa Under-23 2002–2003 South Africa 5 (0) Correct as of 14:04, 19 Sep 2012 (UTC) Coaching career Years Team 2013–2015 UFS Shimlas (assistant) 2016–present UFS Shimlas (head coach)

Hendro Scholtz (born

Career

He was first included in the Free State Cheetahs squad in 1999 and remained at the team until 2010. He had a short spell at the Bulls during the 2001 Super 12 season, but played for the Cheetahs' Super Rugby team the Cats from the following season. This also culminated in a call-up to the Springboks and he was included in the team for the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

He played for the Cats until 2005, when Super Rugby expansion lead to the Lions and Cheetahs each getting entry into the tournament, with Scholtz playing for the latter.

After more than a decade at the

before returning home to South Africa.

He was a surprise call-up to the Free State Cheetahs team in 2012, coming out of semi-retirement to represent them in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division.

In 2013, he was appointed as an assistant coach at UFS Shimlas.^[3]

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