Jannie Breedt
{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}}
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| birth_name = Johannes Christoffel Breedt
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| birth_place = Kempton Park, Gauteng
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|06|04|df=y}}
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| height = 1.93m
| weight = 98kg
| ru_position = Number 8, Flank
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| province1 = Northern Transvaal
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| provinceyears1 = 1981–1984
| provinceyears2 = 1985–1992
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| repteam1 = South Africa
| repyears1 = 1986–1992
| repcaps1 = 8
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Johannes Christoffel Breedt (born 4 June 1959) is a South African former rugby union player.[http://en.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/player/10020.html Scrum.com: Jannie Breedt]
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.{{Cite book|title=S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1993|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1993|isbn=0620172940|pages=136}}
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.{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36916860|title=South African rugby test players 1949-1995|last=Jooste, Graham K.|date=1995|publisher=Penguin|isbn=0140250174|location=Johannesburg|pages=119–126|oclc=36916860}}
= Test history =
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| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. | New Zealand Cavaliers | align="center"|21–15 | Number 8 | 10 May 1986 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
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| 2. | New Zealand Cavaliers | align="center"|18–19 | Number 8 | 17 May 1986 | Kings Park, Durban | |
| 3. | New Zealand Cavaliers | align="center"|33–18 | Number 8 | 24 May 1986 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
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| 4. | New Zealand Cavaliers | align="center"|24–10 | Number 8 | 31 May 1986 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 5. | World XV | align="center"|20–19 | Number 8 (c) | 26 Aug 1989 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
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| 6. | World XV | align="center"|22–16 | Number 8 (c) | 2 Sep 1989 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 7. | {{ru|NZL}} | align="center"|24–27 | Number 8 | 15 Aug 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
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| 8. | {{ru|AUS}} | align="center"|3–26 | Number 8 | 22 Aug 1992 | Newlands, 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.{{Cite book|title=S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1986|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1986|isbn=0620132469|location=Verwoerdburg|pages=6}}
See also
References
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:South Africa international rugby union players
Category:Sportspeople from Kempton Park, Gauteng
Category:Rugby union players from Gauteng