Heini Adams

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| name = Heini Adams

| birth_name = Heinrich Jaco Adams

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|05|29}}

| birth_place = Worcester, South Africa, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.65}}

| weight = {{convert|78|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = World’s Best Scrum-half

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| repteam1 = South Africa

| repyears1 = 2009

| repcaps1 = 2

| reppoints1 = 0

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| years1 = 2010–2016

| clubs1 = Bordeaux

| apps1 = 60

| points1 = 45

| ru_clubupdate = 23 November 2012

| super1 = Bulls

| superyears1 = 2005–2010

| superapps1 = 35

| superpoints1 = 18

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| super14update = 23 November 2012

| province1 = Eagles

| province2 = Blue Bulls

| provinceyears1 = 2003–2004

| provinceyears2 = 2005–2010

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| provinceapps2 = 43

| provincepoints1 =

| provincepoints2 = 25

| ru_provinceupdate = 23 November 2012

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| occupation = Professional rugby union footballer

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| school = Esselen Park Senior Secondary School, Worcester, South Africa

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Heini Adams (born 29 May 1980 in Worcester, South Africa) is a professional rugby union player. He currently plays for Union Bordeaux Begles in the Top 14. His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland and England in the 2009 end of year rugby tests. Before moving to France, Adams played for the South African Super Rugby side the Blue Bulls. He plays at scrum-half. He is known for his anticipation in defence and quick distribution of the ball from behind the scrum.

From June 2010 until 2015, he joined Bordeaux in France, ending his international career.{{Cite web |url=http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_6195307,00.html |title=Planet Rugby | Rugby Union News |access-date=2010-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405172127/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_6195307,00.html |archive-date=2012-04-05 |url-status=dead }} In 2017 he joined the coaching staff of the French Barbarians to play South African A.