Jannie de Beer
South Africa
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Full name Jan Hendrik de Beer
Born April 22, 1971, Welkom
Current age 52 years 332 days
Major teams London Scottish, Saracens, South Africa
Position Fly-half
Height 6 ft 0 in
Weight 191 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1997-1999 13 12 1 181 2 33 27 8 9 4 0 69.23
IRB Rugby World Cup 1999-1999 5 5 0 97 0 17 15 6 4 1 0 80
The Rugby Championship 1997-1999 5 5 0 69 2 13 9 2 2 3 0 40

Career statistics
Test debut South Africa v British and Irish Lions at Johannesburg, Jul 5, 1997 match details
Last Test Australia v South Africa at Twickenham, Oct 30, 1999 match details
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English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 1998-2002 22 21 1 221 2 26 45 8 7 15 0 31.81
London Scottish 1998-1999 16 16 0 168 1 17 37 6 5 11 0 31.25
Saracens 2001-2002 6 5 1 53 1 9 8 2 2 4 0 33.33
Profile

De Beer made his Springbok debut against the British & Irish Lions in 1997, playing in the dead rubber third Test victory over the tourists in place of Henry Honiball. His most famous moment in international rugby came in the quarter-final of the 1999 Rugby World Cup, when he slotted a record five drop-goals to beat England in Paris. In 1997 he also notched a South African record, scoring 46 points for Free State in a Currie Cup victory over Northern Free State. He retired in 2002 due to a knee injury, having enjoyed a spell in England with Saracens.

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Oct 24, 1999
Joost van der Westhuizen celebrates with Jannie de Beer
Joost van der Westhuizen celebrates with Jannie de Beer
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Oct 24, 1999
Jannie De Beer slots a drop goal
Jannie De Beer slots a drop goal
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Oct 24, 1999
Jannie De Beer slots a drop goal
Jannie De Beer slots a drop goal
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