- Nationality
South Africa- Position
- Lock
- Place of Birth
- Alberton
- Height
- 2.00 m
- Weight
- 117 kg
- Prev. Clubs/Provinces
- Vodacom Bulls
- Current Team
- Hollywoodbets Sharks
- Birthday
- October 27, 1997
- Age
- 26
South AfricaPretoria has traditionally been South Africa’s second-row factory; just think Frik du Preez, Moaner van Heerden, Louis Moolman, Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha, to name a few.
Although he was born in Alberton, 22 years ago, rangy Ruben van Heerden seems no exception. The young beanpole was a tower of strength on the Affies touchline, while groomed as a Blue Bull lock.
However, he elected to join forces with the Cell C Sharks in 2018 and is keen to follow in the footsteps of equally great local locks like André Botha, Mark Andrews, Albert van den Berg and Johann Muller.