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Hannes Viljoen

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Hannes Viljoen
Birth nameJohannes Theodorus Viljoen
Date of birth (1943-04-21) 21 April 1943 (age 81)
Place of birthElliot, Eastern Cape
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
SchoolTweespruit High School, Tweespruit, Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1965–1972 Template:Rut Natal 63 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1971 South Africa (6 [2T])

Johannes Theodorus Viljoen (born 21 April 1943) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Viljoen represented Template:Rut 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.[2]

Test history

No. Opponents Results (SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  Australia 19–11 Wing 1 17 July 1971 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
2. Australia Australia 14–6 Wing 1 31 July 1971 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
3. Australia Australia 18–6 Wing 7 August 1971 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hannes Viljoen". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  2. ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 511.