Nardus van der Walt
Hendrik Bernardus van der Walt (born ) is a South African professional rugby union player for in the Rugby Pro D2 in France. His regular position is flanker or number eight. Career. Youth and Varsity Cup rugby. Van der Walt went to Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria, where he earned a selection into the side that played at the Under-18 Craven Week competitions in both 2009 and 2010. In 2010, he was also selected in a South African Under-18 High Performance squad that played matches against Namibia, France and England. Van der Walt appeared in eleven of  the team's matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, helping his side reach the final of the competition, where they lost to Gauteng rivals, the . In 2013, he made one appearance for in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition against before moving to the Vodacom Cup squad. He made ten appearances for the side in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, once again finishing as a losing finalist. Blue Bulls. Van der Walt made his first class debut during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in their 40–32 victory over in Kimberley. He played in all seven of their round-robin  matches, scoring his first senior try in their 110–0 victory over the in Lephalale and scoring a brace in their next match against the , with his first try coming in the seventh minute of the match to set the Blue Bulls on their way to achieving an 89–10 win. Van der Walt then spent some time playing sevens rugby, representing South Africa Sevens Academy side Samurai at the 7s Premier League competition and at an invitational tournament in Dubai and the at the 2014 World Club 7s in England. Van der Walt was named in the squad prior to the  2015 Super Rugby season. Griquas. Van der Walt joined Kimberley-based side prior to the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series, signing a deal until October 2015. Pumas. Van der Walt moved back north for the 2016 season, joining Nelspruit-based outfit the . Aurillac. Van der Walt moved to French Pro D2 side after the 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division.