Jannie de Beer

Jan Hendrik 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]

This article is about the rugby player. For the painter, see Jan de Beer (painter). For the bowls international, see Jannie de Beer (bowls).

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

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 Lions35–16Flyhalf13 (2 conv, 3 pen)5 July 1997Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2. New Zealand32–35Flyhalf22 (2 conv, 4 pen, 2 drop)19 July 1997Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3. Australia20–32Flyhalf10 (1 try, 1 conv, 1 pen)2 August 1997Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
4. New Zealand35–55Flyhalf6 (3 conv)9 August 1997Eden Park, Auckland
5. Australia61–22Flyhalf26 (1 try, 6 conv, 3 pen)23 August 1997Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
6. France52–10Replacement22 November 1997Parc des Princes, Paris
7. Scotland68–10Flyhalf2 (1 conv)6 December 1997Murrayfield, Edinburgh
8. Australia10–9Flyhalf5 (1 conv, 1 pen)14 August 1999Newlands, Cape Town
9. Scotland46–29Flyhalf16 (5 conv, 2 pen)3 October 1999Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10. Spain47–3Flyhalf12 (6 conv)10 October 1999Murrayfield, Edinburgh
11. Uruguay39–3Flyhalf14 (4 conv, 2 pen)15 October 1999Hampden Park, Glasgow
12. England44–21Flyhalf34 (2 conv, 5 pen, 5 drop)24 October 1999Stade de France, Paris
13. Australia21–27Flyhalf21 (6 pen, 1 drop)30 October 1999Twickenham, London

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

See also

References
  1. "Jannie de Beer | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. Schoeman, Chris (2000). Who's who of South African rugby 2000 (5th ed.). Cape Town: Strobe Communications. p. 24. ISBN 0620261889. OCLC 56517006.
  3. Dobson, Paul (1999). Champions and challengers. London: Struik. p. 74. ISBN 1-86872-393-3. OCLC 43526923.
  4. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 66–72. ISBN 0958423148.
  5. O'Sullivan, John. "RWC Moments: Jannie de Beer's five drop goals". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. "Classic Encounter - Wallabies vs Springboks World Cup Semifinal 1999 - Rugby News & Videos". www.rugbydump.com. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. "De Beer hangs up his boots". News24. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. "Drop king De Beer appointed at Windhoek Gymnasium". The Namibian. Retrieved 16 January 2021.


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