Frank Herne

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use South African English|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Frank Herne

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ficksburg, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| weight = {{cvt|101|kg|lb stlb}}

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Grey College, Bloemfontein

| university = University of the Free State

| relatives =

| position = Hooker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2005–2010

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| years1 = 2010

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| apps1 = 0

| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2011–2012

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}}

| apps2 = 39

| points2 = 20

| years3 = 2013–2018

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Pumas}}

| apps3 = 101

| points3 = 195

| amatyears1 = 2009

| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UFS Shimlas}}

| amatapps1 = 2

| amatpoints1 = 0

| repyears1 = 2007

| repteam1 = S.A. Schools Academy

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| repyears2 = 2011

| repteam2 = South African Kings

| repcaps2 = 3

| reppoints2 = 0

| repyears3 = 2013

| repteam3 = South Africa President's XV

| repcaps3 = 4

| reppoints3 = 0

| clubupdate = 27 October 2018

| repupdate = 17 June 2013

}}

Frank Herne (born 31 October 1989) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the {{Rut|Pumas}} in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=24242 | name=Frank Herne | date=30 May 2016}}{{cite web | work=worldartists.co.za | url=http://www.worldartists.co.za/page/clients/961525-Frank-Herne | title=Frank Herne | access-date=27 December 2010}} He usually plays the position of Hooker.

Herne is a product of Grey College and featured for the South African Schools Academy side in 2007. He played in the 2009 FNB Varsity Cup for Shimlas and was part of the {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup.

Herne played for the {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}} between 2011 and 2012, but joined the {{Rut|Pumas}} in 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.suparugby.com/pages/Default.asp?More=%20-%2010%20October%202012&FeatureID=19957&SectionID=39 | title=Groot haker-skuiwe by Pumas | publisher=SupaRugby | date=10 Oct 2012 | access-date=10 Oct 2012 | author=Bester, André | language=af}}

In 2013, Herne 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 }}

Herne 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}} Herne made just one appearances during the season, coming on as a replacement in the final.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=140864 | homeid=24384 | awayid=24334 | leagueid=2304 | hometeam=DHL Western Province | homescore=7 | awayscore=24 | awayteam=Steval Pumas | matchdate=30 May 2015 | date=5 July 2016}}