Jannie de Beer
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Jan Hendrik de Beer (born 22 April 1971 in Welkom, South Africa), nicknamed Jannie, played flyhalf for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. In all he represented the Springboks in 13 tests, scoring 183 points. He stands 1.82 meters tall, and weighs 87 kilograms. He was principally known as a kicking fly-half.
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, kicking England out of the tournament. However, his attempts to repeat the tactic in the semi-final versus Australia backfired, as despite several attempts he only score one in the match, and the Australians closed him down. 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.
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[edit] External links
- Contemporary Africa Database: People: “Jannie de Beer”, accessed 17 October 2005.
- IRB Rugby World Cup: “Official Website of the IRB Rugby World Cup 2003”, accessed 17 October 2005.
- Scrum.com: “Star Q & A: Jannie de Beer”, accessed 17 October 2005.
- Sports Illustrated / CNN.com: “Rugby World Cup 1999: De Beer Diamond”, accessed 17 October 2005.
- Zurich Rugby.com: “Jannie De Beer Calls it a Day”, 14 June 2002, accessed 17 October 2005
