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 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]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Points | Dates | Venue |
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1. | ![]() |
35–16 | Flyhalf | 13 (2 conv, 3 pen) | 5 July 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
2. | ![]() |
32–35 | Flyhalf | 22 (2 conv, 4 pen, 2 drop) | 19 July 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
3. | ![]() |
20–32 | Flyhalf | 10 (1 try, 1 conv, 1 pen) | 2 August 1997 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
4. | ![]() |
35–55 | Flyhalf | 6 (3 conv) | 9 August 1997 | Eden Park, Auckland |
5. | ![]() |
61–22 | Flyhalf | 26 (1 try, 6 conv, 3 pen) | 23 August 1997 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
6. | ![]() |
52–10 | Replacement | 22 November 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
7. | ![]() |
68–10 | Flyhalf | 2 (1 conv) | 6 December 1997 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
8. | ![]() |
10–9 | Flyhalf | 5 (1 conv, 1 pen) | 14 August 1999 | Newlands, Cape Town |
9. | ![]() |
46–29 | Flyhalf | 16 (5 conv, 2 pen) | 3 October 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
10. | ![]() |
47–3 | Flyhalf | 12 (6 conv) | 10 October 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
11. | ![]() |
39–3 | Flyhalf | 14 (4 conv, 2 pen) | 15 October 1999 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
12. | ![]() |
44–21 | Flyhalf | 34 (2 conv, 5 pen, 5 drop) | 24 October 1999 | Stade de France, Paris |
13. | ![]() |
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
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 653
References
[edit]- ^ "Jannie de Beer | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b Schoeman, Chris (2000). Who's who of South African rugby 2000 (5th ed.). Cape Town: Strobe Communications. p. 24. ISBN 0620261889. OCLC 56517006.
- ^ a b Dobson, Paul (1999). Champions and challengers. London: Struik. p. 74. ISBN 1-86872-393-3. OCLC 43526923.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 66–72. 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
[edit]- "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.