Van den Heever attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, known as Affies), in Pretoria. He attended alongside teammates Derick Kuun, Pierre Spies and Jacques-Louis Potgieter and Titans cricketers Bachelor of Arts de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis. He played in the University Seven"s Rugby World Championships for the.
In early 2010, Van den Heever inherited Bryan Habana"s number 11 shirt in the team after Habana"s departure for the. Van den Heever is said to be even quicker than Habana. On 24 October 2011, Van den Heever left the to join the and Western Province.
He arrived in Cork to join up with on 5 November 2013.
He made his debut for on 29 November 2013, starting against Newport Gwent Dragons in the Pro 12, but sustained a broken bone in his hand during the game.
