André Esterhuizen


Adriaan Pieter 'André' Esterhuizen is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Harlequins in the English Premiership. His regular position is centre or full-back.

Career

Youth

Esterhuizen represented his local side at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2007, at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011.
In 2013, he moved to Durban to join the. He started twelve of the side's matches during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, finishing as the joint top try scorer in Division A of that competition with 9 tries.
He was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.

Senior career

His first taste of first class rugby came for the during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his debut in a 72–6 victory against the, coming on as a substitute in the second half. Further substitute appearances followed that season in matches against the and.
Esterhuizen was included in the wider training squad prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season, scoring a try for them in their warm-up match against Saracens and was subsequently selected in the final Super Rugby squad for 2014.
He joined Premiership Rugby side Harlequins ahead of the 2020–21 season.