Francois Hougaard
South Africa
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Full name Francois Hougaard
Born April 6, 1988, Paarl
Current age 35 years 348 days
Major teams Blue Bulls, Bulls, Southern Kings, Wasps, Worcester Warriors, South Africa
Position Scrum-half
Height 5 ft 11 in
Weight 198 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2009-2017 46 27 19 25 5 0 0 0 27 16 3 61.95
IRB Rugby World Cup 2011-2011 5 1 4 15 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 80
The Rugby Championship 2010-2017 24 17 7 5 1 0 0 0 10 12 2 45.83

Career statistics
Test debut Italy v South Africa at Udine, Nov 21, 2009 match details
Last Test New Zealand v South Africa at North Shore City, Sep 16, 2017 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2016-2021 83 79 4 70 14 0 0 0 29 54 0 34.93
Worcester Warriors 2016-2021 81 79 2 70 14 0 0 0 29 52 0 35.8
Wasps 2021-2021 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Profile

A rising star in South African rugby, the versatile Hougaard was handed his international debut as a replacement against Italy on the Springboks' end of year tour in 2009.

Primarily a scrum-half but used extensively on the wing, he had previously impressed for the Bulls in the Super 14 and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup - scoring a try in the Blue Bulls' victory over the Cheetahs in the 2009 Currie Cup final and repeating the feat for the Bulls as they beat the Stormers to claim the 2010 Super 14 title.

He won his second international cap off the bench against Australia during the 2010 Tri-Nations before an injury to Ruan Pienaar and the team's indifferent form gifted him his first start in Springbok colours against New Zealand in Johannesburg.

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May 2, 2015
Andries Coetzee of the Lions tackled by Handre Pollard and Francois Hougaard of the Bulls
Andries Coetzee of the Lions tackled by Handre Pollard and Francois Hougaard of the Bulls
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Feb 28, 2015
The Bulls' Francois Hougaard looks for space
The Bulls' Francois Hougaard looks for space
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Oct 4, 2014
South Africa's Francois Hougaard sprints away for their first try
South Africa's Francois Hougaard sprints away for their first try
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Sep 9, 2014
South Africa's Francois Hougaard and Cornal Hendricks stretch in training
South Africa's Francois Hougaard and Cornal Hendricks stretch in training
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