Eduan van der Walt
{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby union biography
| name = Eduan van der Walt
| image =
| fullname = Eduan Raymond van der Walt
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pretoria, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.96}}
| weight = {{convert|110|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Zwartkop High School, Centurion
| university =
| relatives =
| position = Lock
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2006–2008
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}
| apps1 = 2
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2008–2015
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Pumas}}
| apps2 = 101
| points2 = 50
| amatyears1 = 2008
| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| amatapps1 = 2
| amatpoints1 = 0
| repyears1 = 2012
| repteam1 = South African Barbarians (North)
| repcaps1 = 1
| reppoints1 = 0
| repyears2 = 2013
| repteam2 = South Africa President's XV
| repcaps2 = 3
| reppoints2 = 5
| clubupdate = 31 May 2015
| repupdate = 31 May 2015
}}
Eduan Raymond van der Walt (born 20 March 1987) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays mostly as a lock and more recently represented the Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup having previously played for the Blue Bulls.
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup{{SA Rugby Article | id=1931694 | leagueid=1334 | title=SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup | date=17 May 2013 | access-date=6 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1931694&leagueid=1334 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607191225/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1931694&leagueid=1334 | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 June 2016}} and won the tournament after winning all three matches.{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2067589.html |title=SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup |work=IRB |date=16 June 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619064230/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid%3D2067589.html |archive-date=19 June 2013 }}
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating {{Rut|Western Province}} 24–7 in the final.{{SA Rugby Article | id=3030244 | leagueid=2304 | title=Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review | date=31 May 2015 | access-date=9 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609204339/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 June 2016}} Van der Walt made seven appearances during the season.
References
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External links
- {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=39782 | name=Eduan van der Walt | date=30 May 2016}}
- [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_8090.html itsrugby.co.uk profile]
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Pretoria
Category:Pumas (Currie Cup) players
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
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