André van den Berg
Namibian rugby union player
André van den Berg (born 23 January 1998) is a Namibian rugby union player who plays for the Wanderers in the NRU Premier League.
Career
Club
He joined the Wanderers after studying at North-West University in South Africa. In 2022 he started in the NRU Premier League final at fly-half, scoring 23 points in the 51–31 win over the University of Namibia. He was awarded Player of the Match. He was then later awarded sportsman of the year as well as players’ player of the year.
International
He was captain of the Namibia under-18 side at the 2016 Craven Week. He played for Namibia in the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy where he took the side to a 4th-place finish. He went on the make his full international debut in 2022 coming off the bench against Spain. He was named part of the Namibian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, where he featured three times, including a start at fullback against Uruguay.
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