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Cornal Hendricks

Date of birth	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Paarl, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
School	Bergrivier High School, Wellington
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing/Inside centre Current team [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] / [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Youth Career 2007–2008 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2012 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 68 (135) 2014–2015 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 27 (55) 2014–2015 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 1 (0) 2019–present [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 53 (65) 2019 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 1 (5) 2019–present [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 24 (50) Correct as of 23 July 2022 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2014 South Africa Sevens () 2012 South African Barbarians (South) 1 (0) 2014–2015 South Africa 12 (25) 2014 Springbok XV 1 (0) Correct as of 25 July 2015

Cornal Hendricks (born 18 April 1988) is a South African rugby union player for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Super Rugby, the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in the Currie Cup and the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in the Rugby Challenge. His usual position is wing.

Career

Boland Cavaliers

He represented local team [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] through various underage competitions and graduated to the first team.

He made his first team debut for Boland against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division season. He remained a first team regular for them over the next five seasons.

Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs

He signed a contract with the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] to join them for the 2014 season, having previously agreed a deal with them for 2013, but failed to play for them in 2013 due to his South Africa Sevens commitments.

He was included in the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season and made his debut – also scoring a try – in a 21–20 defeat to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Bloemfontein.

Stormers / Western Province

He returned to the Western Cape for the 2016 season, signing a two-year deal with [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] and the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]. However, he was diagnosed with a serious heart condition and failed to make any appearances for them.

Toulon

In December 2016, French Top 14 side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] announced the signing of Hendricks until the end of the 2016–17 season. However, a few weeks after announcing this deal, Toulon stated that he would not join the team after all.

Representative rugby

He was also a member of the South Africa Sevens team during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

In May 2014, Hendricks was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests.

He made his debut on 14 June 2014 for the Springboks against Wales in Durban.

Honours

• Currie Cup Player of the Year (2020–21)
• Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021
• Currie Cup winner 2020–21, 2021
• United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22

Springbok statistics

Test Match Record

Against	Pld	W	D	L	Tri	Con	Pen	DG	Pts	%Won
Argentina	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	100
Australia	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	50
Ireland	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	50
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Wales	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	10	66.67
Total	11	7	0	4	5	0	0	0	25	63.64

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored

International Tries

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result
1	Wales	Durban, South Africa	Kings Park	Mid-year rugby test series	14 June 2014	Won 38-16
2	Wales	Nelspruit, South Africa	Mbombela Stadium	Mid-year rugby test series	21 June 2014	Won 31-30
3	Argentina	Salta, Argentina	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena	2014 Rugby Championship	23 August 2014	Won 33-31
4	Australia	Perth, Australia	Patersons Stadium	2014 Rugby Championship	6 September 2014	Lost 23-24
5	New Zealand	Wellington, New Zealand	Westpac Stadium	2014 Rugby Championship	13 September 2014	Lost 10-14