JD Schickerling

JD Schickerling
Personal information
Full name John Dave Schickerling
Born (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995
Calvinia, South Africa
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended Paarl Gimnasium
Club information
Playing position Lock
Current club Western Province / Stormers
Youth career
2012–present Western Province
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2014–present Western Province 6 (0)
2016–present Stormers 13 (0)
Representative team(s)‡
2012–2013 South Africa Schools 3 (0)
2014 South Africa Under-20 4 (0)
2016 South Africa 'A' 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 June 2016.

John Dave Schickerling (born 9 May 1995 in Calvinia, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province and the Stormers.[1] He regularly plays as a lock.

Career

Youth

As a scholar at Paarl Gimnasium, he earned a call-up to the Western Province squad for the 2012 Under-18 Craven Week competition. At the completion of the Craven Week tournament, he was named in the South African Schools side that played a three-match tournament in August 2012.[2] He started all three of South Africa's matches against France, Wales[3] and England,[4] helping South Africa to victories in all three matches.

He was once again named in the South Africa Schools side in 2013,[5] but missed the matches through injury.[6] He recovered to represent the Western Province U19 side during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making two appearances.

In 2014, Schickerling was included in the South Africa Under-20 side that participated in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[7] After playing off the bench in their first match of the competition against Scotland, he got promoted to the starting line-up for their remaining pool stage matches against New Zealand[8] and Samoa.[9] He also started their semi-final match as they secured a second victory over New Zealand during the tournament[10] and was also named in the run-on side for the final against England.

Western Province

He made his first class debut for Western Province during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the Boland Cavaliers.[11]

He returned to action for the Western Province U21 side during the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but suffered a serious set-back when he sustained a broken neck in their match against the Blue Bulls U21 in Pretoria on 30 August 2014.[12] He was out of the game for thirteen months, but returned to action for Western Province's Under-21s in October 2016 in their match against the Golden Lions U21s in Johannesburg.[13]

South Africa 'A'

In 2016, Schickerling was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[14] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein,[15] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[16] He was named on the bench for the second match of the series, coming on as a second-half replacement in a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – JD Schickerling". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Net 2 van O.P. kry SA skole; Dis al uit 'n onoorwonne span" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 24-16 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36-29 England". South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jaer skitter en kry plek; Haal SA skolespan" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "'Al die druk is môre op Gimnasium'; Boishaai 'het niks te verloor'" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – New Zealand 24-33 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Samoa 8-21 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 32-25 New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 16-8 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Talentvolle slot breek nek in wedstryd" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 38-44 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24-32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26-29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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