Hentie Martens
Birth nameHendrik Jacobus Martens
Date of birth (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971
Place of birthPietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
SchoolHilton College
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2003 London Irish 16 (5)
2003–2004 Bath 8 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–1995 Free State 57 (23)
1995–2001 Natal 45 (50)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2001 Coastal Sharks 21 (15)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993 South Africa (tour) 3 (5)

Hendrik Jacobus "Hentie" Martens (born 29 October 1971) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Martens represented Natal at the 1990 Craven Week tournament for schoolboys and was selected for the South African Schools team in 1990. He made his provincial debut for Free State in 1991 and also played for the South African under–23 team in 1994. In 1995 he joined Natal, playing provincial rugby and super rugby for the Coastal Sharks. At the end of the 1993 season, he toured with the Springboks to Argentina. Martens did not play in any test matches but played in three tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Schoeman, Chris (1999). Who's who of South African rugby 1990 (4th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 190. ISBN 0620261889.
  2. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 153. ISBN 0958423148.
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