| Moaner van Heerden | |
| Birth Name: | Johannes Lodewikus van Heerden |
| Birth Place: | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1951 |
| Height: | 1.95m |
| Weight: | 104kg |
| Ru Position: | Lock |
| Ru Province1: | Northern Transvaal |
| Ru Province2: | Transvaal |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1972–77, 80 |
| Ru Provinceyears2: | 1978–80 |
| Repyears1: | 1974–1980 |
| Repcaps1: | 17 |
| Reppoints1: | 4 |
| Children: | Wikus van Heerden |
| School: | Langenhoven High School, Pretoria |
Johannes Lodewikus 'Moaner' van Heerden (born 18 July 1951) is a former South African rugby union international player.He played as a lock.[1]
His son, Wikus van Heerden, is also a South African international who played for Saracens in the Guinness Premiership before retiring in 2012.[2]
Van Heerden made his debut in senior provincial rugby for Northern Transvaal in 1972. In 1974 he played his first test match for Springboks next to Johan de Bruyn, a fellow lock debutant, in the third test against the touring Lions team of Willie John McBride at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth.From 1974 to 1980, van Heerden appeared in 17 test matches and scored one try. He also played in six tour matches for the Springboks.[3]
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9–26 | 13 July 1974 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||||
| 2. | British Lions | 13–13 | Lock | 27 July 1974 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
| 3. | 13–4 | Lock | 23 November 1974 | Stade Municipal, Toulouse | |||
| 4. |  France | 10–8 | Lock | 30 November 1974 | Parc des Princes, Paris | ||
| 5. | France | 38–25 | Lock | 21 June 1975 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 6. | France | 33–18 | Lock | 28 June 1975 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 7. | 16–7 | Lock | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park, Durban | |||
| 8. |  New Zealand | 9–15 | Lock | 14 August 1976 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 9. | New Zealand | 15–10 | Lock | 4 September 1976 | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
| 10. | New Zealand | 15–14 | Lock | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
| 11. | 45–24 | Lock | 27 August 1977 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |||
| 12. | British Lions | 26–22 | Lock | 1 | 31 May 1980 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 13. | British Lions | 12–10 | Lock | 28 June 1980 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14. | British Lions | 13–17 | Lock | 12 July 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 15. | 22–13 | Lock | 18 October 1980 | Wanderers Club, Montevideo | |||
| 16. | South American Jaguars | 30–16 | Lock | 25 October 1980 | Prince of Wales Country Club, Santiago | ||
| 17. | France | 37–15 | Lock | 8 November 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |