Hannes Viljoen
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Birth name | Johannes Theodorus Viljoen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Elliot, Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 13 January 2021 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tweespruit High School, Tweespruit, Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Theodorus Viljoen (21 April 1943 – 13 January 2021) was a South African rugby union player.[1][2]
Playing career
Viljoen represented Natal in the South African provincial competitions and made his debut for the union in 1965. With his retirement from rugby, he scored 43 tries for Natal, which was then the Natal record. He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 1971 tour of Australia on 17 July 1971 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Viljoen scored his first test try in his first test and his second try in the second test. He played in all three test matches during the tour and in seven of the tour matches, scoring fourteen tries in the tour matches.[3]
Test history
No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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1. | Australia | 19–11 | Wing | 1 | 17 July 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
2. | Australia | 14–6 | Wing | 1 | 31 July 1971 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane |
3. | Australia | 18–6 | Wing | 7 August 1971 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 451
References
- ^ "Hannes Viljoen". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "SA Rugby pays tribute to former Springbok wing Hannes Viljoen". www.sarugbymag.co.za. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 511.
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