Kyle Hendricks (rugby union)
{{Short description|South African rugby union player (born 1986)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox rugby union biography
| name = Kyle Hendricks
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| fullname = Carlyle Hendricks
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|12|12}}
| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| weight = {{convert|80|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Excelsior Secondary School, Cape Town
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| relatives =
| position = Winger / Fullback
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2009–2016
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Falcons}}
| apps1 = 102
| points1 = 308
| clubupdate = 9 October 2016
}}
Carlyle "Kyle" Hendricks (born 12 December 1986) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the {{Rut|Falcons}}.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=48835 | name=Kyle Hendricks | date=29 May 2016}} His regular position is winger or fullback.
Career
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Hendricks was included in the {{Rut|Falcons}} squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut against the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} on 28 March 2009, starting their match against Gauteng rivals, the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=17222 | homeid=7418 | awayid=7419 | leagueid=718 | hometeam=Blue Bulls | homescore=39 | awayscore=15 | awayteam=Valke | matchdate=28 March 2009 | date=27 July 2016}} and also started their match against the other team from Gauteng, the {{Rut|Golden Lions}}, later during the same season.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=17232 | homeid=7425 | awayid=7419 | leagueid=718 | hometeam=Golden Lions | homescore=59 | awayscore=26 | awayteam=Valke | matchdate=18 April 2009 | date=27 July 2016}}
He returned to the Vodacom Cup side during the 2010 season, starting four of their matches. He also scored two tries in the {{Rut|Falcons}}' match against {{Rut|Griquas}}, despite his side being on the wrong end of a 60–12 defeat.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=18659 | homeid=7987 | awayid=7988 | leagueid=765 | hometeam=Valke | homescore=12 | awayscore=60 | awayteam=Griquas | matchdate=17 April 2010 | date=27 July 2016}} After playing in a compulsory friendly match prior to the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season against a {{Rut|Sharks Invitational XV}} in Nigel,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=18662 | homeid=7992 | awayid=7993 | leagueid=766 | hometeam=Valke | homescore=3 | awayscore=80 | awayteam=Sharks Invitational XV | matchdate=25 June 2010 | date=27 July 2016}} he was also included in the squad for the competition proper. He debuted in their match against the {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}} in Port Elizabeth,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=18865 | homeid=8045 | awayid=8048 | leagueid=768 | hometeam=Eastern Province Kings | homescore=38 | awayscore=3 | awayteam=Valke | matchdate=7 August 2010 | date=27 July 2016}} the first of eight starts during the competition. On two occasions he scored two tries during a match – against the {{Rut|Griffons}} in Kempton Park{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=18872 | homeid=8048 | awayid=8044 | leagueid=768 | hometeam=Valke | homescore=30 | awayscore=69 | awayteam=Griffons | matchdate=28 August 2010 | date=27 July 2016}} and against the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}} on the final day of the season,{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=18885 | homeid=8048 | awayid=8043 | leagueid=768 | hometeam=Valke | homescore=49 | awayscore=56 | awayteam=Border | matchdate=2 October 2010 | date=27 July 2016}} ending the season with seven tries behind his name to finish joint-fourth overall on the try scoring list and second for the {{Rut|Falcons}}, behind fellow back Coert Cronjé.{{SA Rugby Try Scorers | id=768 | comp=2010 ABSA Currie Cup First Div | date=5 May 2016}}
Hendricks increased his points contribution the following season when he also took over the kicking duties. He scored 56 points in eight appearances for the Falcons in the 2011 Vodacom Cup,{{SA Rugby Top Scorers | id=802 | comp=2011 Vodacom Cup | date=5 May 2016}} the tenth-highest in the competition and easily the Falcons' top scorer with Cronjé the next best points scorer with 20 points. He got a further 54 points during the 2011 Currie Cup First Division competition, scoring nine tries amongst his 54 points in 11 appearances.{{SA Rugby Top Scorers | id=810 | comp=2011 ABSA Currie Cup First Div | date=5 May 2016}}
Two tries in five appearances followed during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition and he made just one appearance in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season before an injury ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign.{{cite web | url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2012/07/20/B1/6/pjEersteBeeld.html | title=Jimmy sit met die hande in sy hare | publisher=Beeld | date=20 July 2012 | access-date=9 June 2014 | language=Afrikaans | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224857/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2012/07/20/B1/6/pjEersteBeeld.html | archive-date=14 July 2014 | url-status=dead }} He returned during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring one try in six starts before a haul of 32 points in fourteen appearances was not enough to prevent his side finishing bottom of the log during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:Rugby union players from Cape Town