André Schlechter

André Schlechter

Personal information
Full name	André Schlechter
Born	(1986-10-13) 13 October 1986 Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	125 kg (19 st 10 lb)
School(s) attended	Mariental High School
Club information
Playing position	Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2010	UFS Shimlas	2	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
2006	Falcons		()
2009	Western Province	7	(0)
2009	Griquas	1	(0)
2010	Free State Cheetahs	1	(0)
2010–12	Eastern Province Kings	29	(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2011	South African Kings	3	(0)
2013–	Namibia	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 31 October 2012. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 May 2013.

André Schlechter (born 13 October 1986) is a Namibian rugby union player.

Career

He started playing in Namibia and captained his side at the 2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in South Africa. In 2006, he was part of the Falcons squad in the Vodacom Cup competition. He then went to Cape Town, where he played for Western Province in the 2009 Vodacom Cup, before moving to the Griquas in the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division. In the first half of 2010, he played for UFS Shimlas in the 2010 Varsity Cup and the Free State Cheetahs in the 2010 Vodacom Cup.

In the second half of 2010, he moved, this time to Eastern Province Kings, where he played since the 2010 Currie Cup First Division. He left at the end of the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season, after 29 appearances.

Namibia

In 2010, he was also called up to the Namibia national rugby union team for the 2010 IRB Nations Cup, but he was not released by the Free State Cheetahs for this tournament. He was then included in a Namibian team to face a South Africa President's XV in 2013.