Kyle Hendricks (rugby union)

Carlyle "Kyle" Hendricks (born 12 December 1986) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is winger or fullback.

Career

Falcons

Hendricks was included in the  squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut against the  on 28 March 2009, starting their match against Gauteng rivals, the  and also started their match against the other team from Gauteng, the , later during the same season.

He returned to the Vodacom Cup side during the 2010 season, starting four of their matches. He also scored two tries in the ' match against , despite his side being on the wrong end of a 60–12 defeat. After playing in a compulsory friendly match prior to the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season against a  in Nigel, he was also included in the squad for the competition proper. He debuted in their match against the  in Port Elizabeth, the first of eight starts during the competition. On two occasions he scored two tries during a match – against the  in Kempton Park and against the  on the final day of the season, ending the season with seven tries behind his name to finish joint-fourth overall on the try scoring list and second for the , behind fellow back Coert Cronjé.

Hendricks increased his points contribution the following season when he also took over the kicking duties. He scored 56 points in eight appearances for the Falcons in the 2011 Vodacom Cup, the tenth-highest in the competition and easily the Falcons' top scorer with Cronjé the next best points scorer with 20 points. He got a further 54 points during the 2011 Currie Cup First Division competition, scoring nine tries amongst his 54 points in 11 appearances.

Two tries in five appearances followed during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition and he made just one appearance in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season before an injury ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign. He returned during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring one try in six starts before a haul of 32 points in fourteen appearances was not enough to prevent his side finishing bottom of the log during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.

References

Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Living people
Category:1986 births
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:Rugby union wings
Category:Sportspeople from Cape Town
Category:Falcons (rugby team) players