Jaco Reinach
| Birth name | Jacobus Reinach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 January 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ceres,Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 January 1997 (aged 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kroonstad, Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Cobus Reinach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jaco Reinach (
Athletics career
Reinach is the last person to earn Springbok colours in athletics and rugby, as Springbok colours are now limited to rugby only. At the time of his death he was still the SA record holder in the 400m with a time of 45.01 seconds, which he set on 15 April 1983 at the South African senior championships in front of his home crowd in Bloemfontein. The record at that stage was 45.5 seconds, which was held by
Rugby career
Reinach made his Springbok test debut on 10 May 1986 against the New Zealand Cavaliers at Newlands in the first Springbok test match captained by Naas Botha. The other debutants in the Springbok team that day were Uli Schmidt, Gert Smal, Christo Ferreira, Jannie Breedt and Wahl Bartmann. On 31 May that year he played in his fourth and last test match against the Cavaliers. He played on the wing and scored two tries in four rugby test matches for the Springboks in 1986.[2]
Test history
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 21-15 | Wing |
10 May 1986 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 2. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 18-19 | Wing | 1 | 17 May 1986 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 3. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 33-18 | Wing | 1 | 24 May 1986 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 4. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 24-10 | Wing | 31 May 1986 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
Death
Reinach died on Tuesday 21 January 1997, 20 days after his 35th birthday, when his car left the road outside Kroonstad and rolled. According to a report which appeared in Beeld newspaper the next day, the accident occurred after 14:00 when Reinach drove through a puddle of water in the road between Kroonstad and Ventersburg. The car presumably slid off the road, rolled and struck a tree. Reinach who was driving to Johannesburg, died instantly.
Personal
At the time of the accident, Reinach's wife Annette was expecting their third son. He was born the following month. His other two sons, Herman and
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 542
- List of South Africa national under-18 rugby union team players
Translated from the Afrikaans wikipedia page: af:Jaco Reinach
References
- ^ "Jaco Reinach". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- OCLC 36916860.