Jannie Breedt

Johannes Christoffel Breedt (born 4 June 1959) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Jannie Breedt
Birth nameJohannes Christoffel Breedt
Date of birth (1959-06-04) 4 June 1959
Place of birthKempton Park, Gauteng
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
SchoolKempton Park High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flank
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1981–1984
1985–1992		 Northern Transvaal
Transvaal		 47
118		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1992 South Africa 8

Playing career

Breedt played for Northern Transvaal and Transvaal in the South African provincial competitions. He made his debut for Northern Transvaal in 1981 and in 1985 he relocated to Transvaal. He played 118 matches for Transvaal and captained the side on a 102 occasions, the first player to captain the province more than a hundred times. He led his team to four Currie Cup finals, finishing runner–up on each occasion.[2]

Breedt made his test debut for the Springboks against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers on 10 May 1986 at Newlands in Cape Town. In 1989, Breedt was appointed as Springbok captain for the two test matches against the World XV and so became the 41st Springbok test captain. He was capped 8 times for the Springboks.[3]

Test history
No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)		PositionTriesDateVenue
1.New Zealand Cavaliers21–15Number 810 May 1986Newlands, Cape Town
2.New Zealand Cavaliers18–19Number 817 May 1986Kings Park, Durban
3.New Zealand Cavaliers33–18Number 824 May 1986Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.New Zealand Cavaliers24–10Number 831 May 1986Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.World XV20–19Number 8 (c)26 Aug 1989Newlands, Cape Town
6.World XV22–16Number 8 (c)2 Sep 1989Ellis Park, Johannesburg
7. New Zealand24–27Number 815 Aug 1992Ellis Park, Johannesburg
8. Australia3–26Number 822 Aug 1992Newlands, Cape Town

Accolades

Breedt was one of the five nominees for 1985 SA Rugby player of the Year award. The other nominees for the award were Schalk Burger, Gerrie Sonnekus, Danie Gerber and the eventual winner of the award, Naas Botha.[4]

See also

References
  1. Scrum.com: Jannie Breedt
  2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 136. ISBN 0620172940.
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 119–126. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  4. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1986). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1986. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 6. ISBN 0620132469.
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