Derick Hougaard
| Date of birth | 4 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Citrusdal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flyhalf | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2008–2009 2009–2012 |
Leicester Tigers Saracens |
13 33 |
(98) (269) |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2002–2008 | Blue Bulls | 68 | (712) |
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Correct as of 7 August 2006
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2003–2008 | Bulls | 43 | (399) |
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Correct as of 8 June 2007
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2003–2007 |
 South Africa
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8 | (69) |
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Correct as of 16 August 2007
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Derick Hougaard (born 4 January 1983 in Citrusdal) is a South African rugby union player who last played for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf. Hougaard played for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup competition in South Africa and the Bulls in the international Super Rugby competition.
In the 2002 Currie Cup final against the Golden Lions, Hougaard broke Naas Botha's 15 year record for points scored in a Currie Cup final of 24 by scoring 26, (1 try, 2 drop goals and 5 penalties). This feat at the start of his career and his excellent goal kicking success ratio during the following years earned him the accolade "Liefling van Loftus", an Afrikaans phrase meaning the "sweetheart of Loftus Versfeld Stadium" in Pretoria. Each time Hougaard scored points for the Bulls at Loftus, the chorus of a Gé Korsten song named "Liefling" was played in the stadium.
Hougaard made his test debut at the age of 20 for the Springboks during the 2003 World Cup as a reserve during the 72 to 6 win over Uruguay at Subiaco Oval in Perth, he also scored his first international points, successful in a conversion. After resuming his role as a reserve in the next match against England, Hougaard was promoted to flyhalf for the remaining three games that South Africa played at the World Cup. At the close of the World Cup, Hougaard, with five caps to his name had produced 48 points, including two tries. In the 2003 world cup match against Samoa, Hougaard was knocked out by a legal but hard tackle from Brian Lima.
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