Hannes Strydom

Johannes Jacobus 'Hannes' Strydom (born 13 July 1965) in Welkom, is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1997.[1] He went to school at Pearson High School in Port Elizabeth and the A rugby field is named after him.[2] He is now a pharmacist in Pretoria.

Hannes Strydom

Birth name	Johannes Jacobus Strydom
Date of birth	(1965-07-13) 13 July 1965
Place of birth	Welkom, Free State, South Africa
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
School	Pearson High School, Port Elizabeth
University	University of Port Elizabeth University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–1988 Eastern Province 35 () 1989–1992 Northern Transvaal 23 () 1993–2000 Transvaal / Golden Lions 115 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–1999 Cats () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1993–1997 South Africa 21 (5)

Playing career

Provincial

Strydom represented the Eastern Province Schools team at the 1983 and 1984 Craven Week tournaments. In 1986 he made his senior provincial debut for Eastern Province. He also represented Northern Transvaal and from 1993, Transvaal that later became the Golden Lions, where he formed a formidable combination with Kobus Wiese.

In Super Rugby he represented the Gauteng Lions and with the establishment of the South African franchise system in 1998, the Cats.[3]

International

He played his first test match for the Springboks on 3 July 1993 against France at Ellis Park. He toured with the Springboks to Australia and Argentina in 1993, playing in all the test matches during the tours. In 1994 he played only one test match and in 1995 was a member of the World Cup squad and also played in the World Cup final. He continued to represent South Africa during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, including the test series against the 1997 British Lions. Strydom also played in nine tour matches.[4]

Test history

     World Cup Final

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	France	17–18	Lock		3 Jul 1993	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.	Australia	19–12	Lock		31 Jul 1993	Aussie Stadium (SFG), Sydney
3.	Australia	20–28	Lock		14 Aug 1993	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
4.	Australia	12–19	Lock		21 Aug 1993	Aussie Stadium (SFG), Sydney
5.	Argentina	29–26	Lock		6 Nov 1993	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
6.	Argentina	52–23	Lock		13 Nov 1993	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
7.	England	15–32	Lock		4 Jun 1994	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
8.	Australia	27–18	Lock		25 May 1995	Newlands, Cape Town
9.	Canada	20–0	Lock		3 Jun 1995	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
10.	France	19–15	Lock		17 Jun 1995	Kings Park, Durban
11.	New Zealand	15–12	Lock		24 Jun 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12.	Australia	25–19	Replacement		3 Aug 1996	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
13.	New Zealand	18–29	Replacement		10 Aug 1996	Newlands, Cape Town
14.	New Zealand	19–23	Lock		17 Aug 1996	Kings Park, Durban
15.	New Zealand	26–33	Lock	1	24 Aug 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
16.	Wales	37–20	Replacement		15 Dec 1996	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
17.	Tonga	74–10	Lock		10 Jun 1997	Newlands, Cape Town
18.	British Lions	16–25	Lock		21 Jun 1997	Newlands, Cape Town
19.	British Lions	15–18	Lock		28 Jun 1997	Kings Park, Durban
20.	British Lions	35–16	Lock		5 Jul 1997	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
21.	Australia	61–22	Lock		23 Aug 1997	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

World Cup

• 1995 World Cup in South Africa : 4 games (Wallabies, Canada, France, All Blacks).

Accolades

In 2003 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Sport Hall of fame.[5]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 586

References

1. "Johannes Jacobus Strydom". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
2. School, Pearson High. "Tour Pearson High School". tour.pearsonpga.tk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
3. Schoeman, Chris (2000). Who's who of South African rugby 2000 (5th ed.). Cape Town: Strobe Communications Pty (Ltd). p. 137. ISBN 0620261889.
4. Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 508.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Hall of fame Retrieved 25 June 2011

External links

• Springboks 1996
• Statistics at scrum.com