McNeil Hendricks (born 10 July 1973),[1] also known as "Maccie", is a former South African rugby union player who played primarily as a wing.
He attended St Thomas Primary School and finally matriculated at Schoonspruit Senior Secondary.
His efforts did not go unnoticed, as he was selected at centre for the Emerging Springboks to play the touring British and Irish Lions.
His centre partner on the day was former Springbok Percy Montgomery with Kenya Sevens team and former Blitzbokke coach Paul Treu on the left wing.
[2] Hendricks was also selected for the Springboks' successful end of year tour to Italy, France, England and Scotland.
On 20 June 1998 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, Hendricks made his Springbok debut, taking the field as a substitute against Ireland.
[5] The following weekend, 4 July 1998 Hendricks found himself again on the replacement bench at Newlands in Cape Town against England, but was not used during the game.
[8] Director Clint Eastwood cast Hendricks as 1995 Rugby World Cup winning Springbok legend, Chester Williams for the movie Invictus, released in 2009.