Liam Hendricks

Liam Chad Hendricks (born 31 May 1994) is a South African rugby union player for Template:Rut in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is prop.

Rugby career

Western Province

As a scholar at Paarl Boys' High School, Hendricks was eligible to represent Template:Rut at youth level. He played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Upington in 2010 and two years later, he played at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Port Elizabeth.

After finishing school, he joined the Western Province Institute and he was a key member of their Under-19 team that played in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, playing in all twelve of their matches during the competition, starting ten of those and scoring a try in an 18-all draw against Template:Rut. It was a disappointing season for his team though, as they finished in fifth position on the log to miss out on a semi-final spot despite being the defending champions.

At the start of 2014, Hendricks represented the Stellenbosch-based Template:Rut in the Varsity Cup competition. He played off the bench in all seven of their matches during the regular season as they qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of finishing in third place on the log. He was promoted to the starting line-up for the semi-final, but ended on the losing side as fellow Western Cape side Template:Rut won the semi-final 20–8. In the second half of 2014, Hendricks was a member of the Template:Rut team that ended the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship as losing finalists. Hendricks' involvement was limited, however, making just two appearances off the bench.

Hendricks had a far bigger role in the Template:Ruts' 2015 season though, appearing in all fourteen of their matches during the competition. He made three starts and nine appearances off the bench during the regular season, scoring a try in their 51–22 victory over Template:Rut in Round Seven of the competition. He helped Western Province to win ten of those matches to finish top of the log and qualify for a home semi-final against Template:Rut. He came on as a replacement in their 43–20 victory, as well as in the final, in which they beat Template:Rut 52–17 to win the competition.

Eastern Province Kings

In 2016, Hendricks was signed by the Port Elizabeth-based Super Rugby franchise, the Template:Rut. He managed to play one game for the Template:Rut, starting against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein in what is to be his only Super Rugby appearance thus far. They loaned him to the Template:Rut Currie Cup side and he made his first class debut on 30 April 2016, starting their 31–18 victory over Namibian side the Template:Rut in Windhoek. Hendricks made his home debut a week later, starting for the Eastern Province Kings in their home match against the Template:Rut, and he scored a crucial try on the half-hour mark to help his side to a 19–14 victory over the team from Pretoria.

Griquas

Hendricks moved to Kimberley during 2016 to join Template:Rut.