Lukas van Biljon
Full names: Lukas
Date of birth: 18 Mar 1976
Place of birth: Bloemfontein
School: Welkom Gimnasium
Springbok no: 718
Debut test province: Sharks
Physical: 1.87m, 107kg
Current age: 48

Test summary: Tests: 13 Tries: 1

First Test: 30 Jun 2001 Age:25 Reserve against Italy at Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

Last Test: 9 Aug 2003 Age:27 Reserve against New Zealand at Carisbrook, Dunedin

Test history:

Date	Age	Position	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Prov
30 Jun 2001	25	Reserve	Italy	Win: 60-14		Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Sharks
21 Jul 2001	25	Hooker	New Zealand	Lose: 3-12		Newlands, Cape Town	Sharks
28 Jul 2001	25	Hooker	Australia	Win: 20-15		Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Sharks
18 Aug 2001	25	Hooker	Australia	Draw: 14-14		Subiaco Oval, Perth	Sharks
25 Aug 2001	25	Hooker	New Zealand	Lose: 15-26		Eden Park, Auckland	Sharks
10 Nov 2001	25	Hooker	France	Lose: 10-20		Stade de France, Paris	Sharks
17 Nov 2001	25	Reserve	Italy	Win: 54-26		Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa	Sharks
24 Nov 2001	25	Reserve	England	Lose: 9-29		Twickenham, London	Sharks
01 Dec 2001	25	Hooker	USA	Win: 43-20	1 try	Robertson Stadium, UH, Houston	Sharks
09 Nov 2002	26	Reserve	France	Lose: 10-30		Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Sharks
16 Nov 2002	26	Hooker	Scotland	Lose: 6-21		Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Sharks
23 Nov 2002	26	Reserve	England	Lose: 3-53		Twickenham, London	Sharks
09 Aug 2003	27	Reserve	New Zealand	Lose: 11-19		Carisbrook, Dunedin	Sharks

Sketch in 2002 SA vs England programme

Lukas van Biljon has conquered injury to build a succcssful career. He had operations on his left shoulder in 1999 and on his right one the following year. Both times they kept him out of the game for four months. Has a rugby-playing family background, his grandfather Christian Jordaan having figured at lock and flank forward for Free State. Won his first cap against Italy at Port Elizabeth in June last year when John Smit suffered an early injury. Has added to his test appearances on this European tour.