Jannie de Beer

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Jannie de Beer
Birth nameJan Hendrik de Beer
Date of birth (1971-04-22) 22 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth North Shields, Free State, South Africa
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
SchoolWessel Maree High School, Odendaalsrus
University University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–99 London Scottish 16 (168)
2001–02 Saracens 6 (53)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990–94, 96–99 Free State 80 (915)
1995 Transvaal ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998 Cats 6 (72)
2000 Bulls 10 (123)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997–99 South Africa 13 (181)

Jan Hendrik "Jannie" de Beer (born 22 April 1971) is a South African former rugby union player. He played flyhalf for the South African national team, the Springboks. In all he represented the Springboks in 13 tests, scoring 181 points. [1] [2] He was principally known as a kicking fly-half. [3]

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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 drop goals in a single test match, set in the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Paris against England. The Springboks won the match 44-21, knocking England out of the tournament. [5] However, his attempts to repeat the tactic in the semi-final versus Australia backfired, as despite several attempts he only scored one in the match, and the Australians closed him down. [6] It proved to be his final appearance for the Springboks.

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.OpponentsResults
(SA 1st)
PositionPointsDatesVenue
1.British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British Lions 35–16 Flyhalf 13 (2 conv, 3 pen)5 July 1997 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 32–35Flyhalf22 (2 conv, 4 pen, 2 drop)19 July 1997Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20–32Flyhalf10 (1 try, 1 conv, 1 pen)2 August 1997 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
4.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 35–55Flyhalf6 (3 conv)9 August 1997 Eden Park, Auckland
5.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 61–22Flyhalf26 (1 try, 6 conv, 3 pen)23 August 1997 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
6.Flag of France.svg  France 52–10Replacement22 November 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris
7.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 68–10Flyhalf2 (1 conv)6 December 1997 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
8.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–9Flyhalf5 (1 conv, 1 pen)14 August 1999 Newlands, Cape Town
9.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46–29Flyhalf16 (5 conv, 2 pen)3 October 1999Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47–3Flyhalf12 (6 conv)10 October 1999Murrayfield, Edinburgh
11.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 39–3Flyhalf14 (4 conv, 2 pen)15 October 1999 Hampden Park, Glasgow
12.Flag of England.svg  England 44–21Flyhalf34 (2 conv, 5 pen, 5 drop)24 October 1999 Stade de France, Paris
13.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21–27Flyhalf21 (6 pen, 1 drop)30 October 1999 Twickenham, London

Legend: pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (3 pts.).

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References

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