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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schalk Burger canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
rugby union player ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
IRB International Player of the Year
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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loose forward ⓘ |
| positionSpecialization |
blindside flanker
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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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