Schalk Burger

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Schalk Burger is a renowned South African rugby union flanker known for his powerful, hard-tackling style of play and key role in South Africa’s 2007 Rugby World Cup victory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
rugby union player
awardReceived IRB International Player of the Year NERFINISHED
Players’ Player of the Year (South Africa) NERFINISHED
SA Rugby Player of the Year NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
familyName Burger NERFINISHED
father Schalk Burger Sr. NERFINISHED
fullName Schalk Willem Petrus Burger NERFINISHED
givenName Schalk NERFINISHED
hasRole back-row forward
isFrom South Africa NERFINISHED
jerseyNumber 6
7
knownFor high work rate on the field
leadership in the forward pack
languageSpoken Afrikaans
English
leagueParticipatedIn English Premiership Rugby NERFINISHED
Japan Rugby League One NERFINISHED
Super Rugby NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsTeam Saracens NERFINISHED
South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED
Stormers NERFINISHED
Suntory Sungoliath NERFINISHED
Western Province NERFINISHED
nationality South African
notableFor key role in South Africa’s 2007 Rugby World Cup victory
powerful defensive play
occupation professional rugby union player
participatedIn 2007 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED
2011 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED
2015 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED
playsForCountry South Africa NERFINISHED
positionPlayed flanker
loose forward
positionSpecialization blindside flanker
openside flanker
relative Schalk Burger Sr. NERFINISHED
representedNationalTeam Springboks NERFINISHED
retiredFrom international rugby union
sexOrGender male
sport rugby union
styleOfPlay hard-tackling
physical
teamNickNameAssociatedWith Springboks NERFINISHED
winnerOf 2007 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED

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Schalk hasNotableBearer Schalk Burger