Hannes Strydom
Johannes Jacobus Strydom, better known as Hannes Strydom, born 13 July 1965 in Welkom, Free State), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1997.
He played as lock (1,98 m and 114 kg).
He played for Golden Lions in the South African provincial Currie Cup.
He won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
He is now a pharmacist in Pretoria.
Career
Province
- Eastern Province 1986 - 1988
- Transvaal (Super 12) until 1996
- Gauteng Lions (Super 12) 1997
- Cats (Super 12) 1998
- Golden Lions (Currie Cup) 1999–2000
Springboks
He played his first test match for the Springboks on 3 July 1993 against France (lost 18-17).
Honours
Springboks
(as of 31 December 2005)
World Cup
- 1995 World Cup in South Africa : 4 games (Wallabies, Canada, France, All Blacks).
Accolades
In 2003 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Sport Hall of fame.[1]
External links
- ↑ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=10413 Hall of fame Retrieved June 25, 2011
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