Fritz van Heerden
Full names: Frederick Johannes
Date of birth: 29 Jun 1970
Place of birth: Roodepoort
School: Roodepoort
Springbok no: 606
Debut test province: Western Province
Physical: 1.98m, 104.8kg
Current age: 53

Test summary: Tests: 14 Tries: 1

First Test: 4 Jun 1994 Age:23 Flank against England at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Last Test: 10 Oct 1999 Age:29 Lock against Spain at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Test history:

Date	Age	Position	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Prov
04 Jun 1994	23	Flank	England	Lose: 15-32		Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	WP
11 Jun 1994	23	Reserve	England	Win: 27-9		Newlands, Cape Town	WP
06 Aug 1994	24	Flank	New Zealand	Draw: 18-18		Eden Park, Auckland	WP
12 Nov 1995	25	Flank	Italy	Win: 40-21		Olympic Stadium, Rome	WP
18 Nov 1995	25	Flank	England	Win: 24-14		Twickenham, London	WP
31 Aug 1996	26	Reserve	New Zealand	Win: 32-22		Ellispark, Johannesburg	WP
09 Nov 1996	26	Reserve	Argentina	Win: 46-15		Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	WP
16 Nov 1996	26	Reserve	Argentina	Win: 44-21		Ferrocarril-Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	WP
10 Jun 1997	26	Lock	Tonga	Win: 74-10	1 try	Newlands, Cape Town	WP
28 Jun 1997	26	Reserve	Britain	Lose: 15-18		Kingspark, Durban	WP
05 Jul 1997	27	Reserve	Britain	Win: 35-16		Ellispark, Johannesburg	WP
19 Jul 1997	27	Reserve	New Zealand	Lose: 32-35		Ellispark, Johannesburg	WP
09 Aug 1997	27	Reserve	New Zealand	Lose: 35-55		Eden Park, Auckland	WP
10 Oct 1999	29	Lock	Spain	Win: 47-3		Murrayfield, Edinburgh	WP

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Fritz van Heerden (born 29 June 1970) is a former South African rugby union player who played international rugby for the Springboks, and club rugby with Western Province and Leicester Tigers.

He joined Leicester Tigers in 1998, following fellow South African Joel Stransky, and joining up with Martin Johnson, replacing Matt Poole who acquired a knee injury at about the same time with Dean Richards (normally a number eight) playing lock. Also able to play flanker, he complemented Johnson's more powerful play with mobility, but perhaps more importantly he pioneered the contesting of the opposition's line-out throws.

He returned to South Africa in 1999 to try to play for his country in the 1999 World Cup, and was drafted into the side late as a replacement for Selborne Boome, playing against Spain. After the World Cup, he returned to Leicester where he helped in the development of England lock Ben Kay. He then retired.