Jannie Claassens
| Full name | Johannes Petrus Claassens | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Welkom, Free State | ||
| Height | 1.89m | ||
| Weight | 95kg | ||
| School | Zeerust High School, Zeerust, North West | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
Johannes Petrus "Jannie" Claassens (born 30 June 1969) is a South African former rugby union player.[1][2]
Playing career
As a schoolboy Claassens represented [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] at the 1988 Craven Week tournament. He made his provincial debut for [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in 1990 and played 102 matches for the union. During 1992, Claassens was selected for the World XV that tour New Zealand to mark the centenary of the New Zealand Rugby Union.[3]
In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand and to Britain and Ireland. Claassens did not play in any test matches but played in eight tour matches, scoring three tries for the Springboks. In 1993 and in 1996, he represented South Africa in sevens.[4]
Accolades
Claassens was voted as one of the five South Africa Young Players of the Year for 1990, along with Andrew Aitken, Bernard Fourie, Ian MacDonald and Theo van Rensburg.[5]
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 611
- List of South Africa national rugby sevens players
References
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