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| Born | (1987-02-10)10 February 1987 (age 38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Waterkloof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erin Burger (born 10 February 1987) is a formerSouth Africa netball international. Between 2007 and 2019, Burger made 120 senior appearances for South Africa. She was the first South Africa netball international to make 100test appearances. When she retired she was the most capped South Africa netball international. She represented South Africa at the2010,2014 and2018 Commonwealth Games and at the2007,2011,2015 and2019 Netball World Cups. She was named player of the tournament at the2011 World Netball Championships.
Burger attendedHoërskool Waterkloof.[2] Between 2007 and 2010, she attended theUniversity of Pretoria, where she gained aBA in Human Movement Sciences and a Post Grade Certificate in Education.[3][4]
Between 2006 and 2012, Burger played forUP-Tuks.[5] Her team mates at UP-Tuks includedAmanda Mynhardt,Chrisna Bootha andVanes-Mari du Toit.[4][6] While playing for UP-Tuks, she representedSouth Africa at the2011 World Netball Championships and was named Player of the Tournament.[7][8][9]
In 2011, Burger played for Galaxy Blues in the Netball Grand Series. Her team mates includedAmanda Mynhardt,Chrisna Bootha andVanes-Mari du Toit.[5][10]
Burger represented both Gauteng North and Western Cape inNetball South Africa's SPAR National Netball Championship, winning several titles. In both 2010 and 2011 she named player of the tournament. In 2011 she captained Gauteng North when they won the title. She was also a member of the 2014 Gauteng North winning team. In 2016 she captained Western Cape when they won the title.[5][11][12][13]
Between 2014 and 2019, Burger played for several teams in thePremier Netball League. In 2014 she played forGauteng Golden Fireballs, in 2015 forGauteng Jaguars and in 2016 forSouthern Stings. In 2018, she was a member of the Jaguars team that won the PNL title. In 2019 she played for SPAR Smileys.[5][14][15][16][17][18]
In2017 and2019, Burger played forQueensland Firebirds inSuncorp Super Netball.[1][5][19] She first joined Firebirds as a replacement forMahalia Cassidy. On 3 March 2017, she made her senior debut for Firebirds in aRound 3 match againstWest Coast Fever. She was subsequently named in the Team of the Week. After theRound 4 match againstNew South Wales Swifts she was named MVP.[20][21] In 2019, she re-joined Firebirds, again as a replacement for Cassidy.[19][22]
In 2005 and 2006, Burger representedSouth Africa at under-18 and under-20 levels. In January 2007, aged 19, she made her senior debut in an away series againstEngland. Between 2007 and 2019, Burger made 120 senior appearances for South Africa.[2][5][23] She represented South Africa at the2007,2011,2015 and2019 Netball World Cups. She was named Player of the Tournament at the2011 World Netball Championships.[8][24][25][26][27] She also represented South Africa at the2010,[28][29]2014[30][31] and2018 Commonwealth Games.[32][33] During thefirst 2018 Netball Quad Series, she became the first South Africa netball international to make 100test appearances. On 25 January 2018, she made her 100th senior appearance in a match againstNew Zealand.[5][34]When she retired she was the most capped South Africa netball international.[5][23]
Between 2017 and 2018, Burger served as an assistant coach toJenny van Dyk atUP-Tuks.[61][62] In 2018 she took charge of UP-Tuks, when van Dyk was away withGauteng Jaguars at the2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.[63] In 2023 she again served as an assistant coach to van Dyk at UP-Tuks.[64] In 2024, after van Dyk was appointedSouth Africa head coach, Burger replaced her as UP-Tuks head coach.[9][65][66][67]
In 2022, Burger served as an assistant coach to Rozanne Matthyse atGauteng Jaguars.[68]
At the2022,2023 and2024 Fast5 Netball World Series', Burger served as assistant coach to Martha Mosoahle-Samm. At the 2022 tournament they guidedSouth Africa to a silver medal.[69][70][71][72]