Career
He can play as a loose-forward or lock. Limpopo
As a high school student at Hoërskool Ben Vorster in Tzaneen, Van der Hoogt earned a number of call-ups to represent his local provincial side, the Limpopo Blue Bulls at youth tournaments. In 2007, he represented them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, while he also player in South Africa"s premier schools tournament, the Under-18 Craven Week competition, in both 2008 and 2009.
Golden Lions / UJ
After finishing school, Van der Hoogt moved to Johannesburg to join the Golden Lions for the 2010 season.
He made seven appearances for the Golden Lions U19 side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He was named in their squad for the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, but failed to make an appearance.
He did make two appearances for the Golden Lions U21 side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship in the latter half of the year though. Van der Hoogt made his provincial debut in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition.
After a non-appearance from the bench in their match against Griquas, he played off the bench the following ween in their match against the Pumas, coming on for the final few minutes in a 33–37 defeat.
He made one further appearance, coming on as a replacement in their Quarter Final match against Western Province, but once again ending on the losing side as the side from Cape Town ran out 58–34 winners. He was a regular for the Golden Lions U21s during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, appearing in eleven of their matches. In 2013, he represented university side UJ in the 2013 Varsity Cup, making six appearances as they reached the Semi-Final of the competition.
UFS Shimlas / Griffons
Van der Hoogt moved to the Free State in 2014 to represent UFS Shimlas in the 2014 Varsity Cup, making five appearances off the bench as they failed to reach the semi-finals.
He retained his place in the starting line-up for the remainder of the regular season, helping them to a second-placed finish on the log. He played in the Griffons opening match of the 2015 Vodacom Cup, scoring a late consolation try in a 18–57 defeat to the Pumas, before once again joining up with the UFS Shimlas for the 2015 Varsity Cup.
He played in two matches for them during the regular season, which saw Shimlas end that stage of the competition unbeaten, winning six matches and drawing their match against Uttar Pradesh Tuks. He also started their semi-final match against the same opposition, helping them to a 21–10 victory to help their reach their first ever final in the competition.