Jannie de Beer
Birth name | Jan Hendrik de Beer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 April 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | North Shields, Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wessel Maree High School, Odendaalsrus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Hendrik "Jannie" de Beer (born 22 April 1971) is a South African former
Career
Born in Welkom, de Beer represented Northern Free State at the 1989 Craven Week tournament. He made his senior provincial debut for the Free State in 1990 as a 19-year-old.[2][3]
De Beer made his début against the British & Irish Lions in 1997, being brought in for the dropped Henry Honiball whose running game had been contained by the Lions' defence in the first two of the three tests.[4] He failed however to establish himself properly in the Springbok side.
De Beer is most famous for his world record five
A professed Christian, de Beer credits his faith in God for his successes. De Beer retired from professional rugby in 2002 due to a knee injury.[7]
At the end of 2019, de Beer was appointed as the director of rugby at the Windhoek Gymnasium.[8]
Test history
No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Points | Dates | Venue |
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1. | British Lions | 35–16 | Flyhalf |
13 (2 conv, 3 pen) | 5 July 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
2. | New Zealand | 32–35 | Flyhalf | 22 (2 conv, 4 pen, 2 drop) | 19 July 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
3. | Australia | 20–32 | Flyhalf | 10 (1 try, 1 conv, 1 pen) | 2 August 1997 | Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
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4. | New Zealand | 35–55 | Flyhalf | 6 (3 conv) | 9 August 1997 | Eden Park, Auckland |
5. | Australia | 61–22 | Flyhalf | 26 (1 try, 6 conv, 3 pen) | 23 August 1997 | Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria
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6. | France | 52–10 | Replacement | 22 November 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
7. | Scotland | 68–10 | Flyhalf | 2 (1 conv) | 6 December 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
8. | Australia | 10–9 | Flyhalf | 5 (1 conv, 1 pen) | 14 August 1999 | Newlands, Cape Town |
9. | Scotland | 46–29 | Flyhalf | 16 (5 conv, 2 pen) | 3 October 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
10. | Spain | 47–3 | Flyhalf | 12 (6 conv) | 10 October 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
11. | Uruguay | 39–3 | Flyhalf | 14 (4 conv, 2 pen) | 15 October 1999 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
12. | England | 44–21 | Flyhalf | 34 (2 conv, 5 pen, 5 drop) | 24 October 1999 | Stade de France, Paris |
13. | Australia | 21–27 | Flyhalf | 21 (6 pen, 1 drop) | 30 October 1999 | Twickenham, London |
Legend: pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (3 pts.).
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 653
References
- ^ "Jannie de Beer | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ OCLC 56517006.
- ^ OCLC 43526923.
- ISBN 0958423148.
- ^ O'Sullivan, John. "RWC Moments: Jannie de Beer's five drop goals". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Classic Encounter - Wallabies vs Springboks World Cup Semifinal 1999 - Rugby News & Videos". www.rugbydump.com. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "De Beer hangs up his boots". News24. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Drop king De Beer appointed at Windhoek Gymnasium". The Namibian. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jannie de Beer". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- Official website of the IRB Rugby World Cup 2003, accessed 17 October 2005.
- “Star Q & A: Jannie de Beer”, accessed 17 October 2005.
- “Rugby World Cup 1999: De Beer Diamond”, accessed 17 October 2005.