Johannes Daniel "Hannes" Brewis was a South African rugby union player.
15 Facts About Hannes Brewis
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Hannes Brewis was educated at Oudtshoorn Boys' High and Langenhoven Commercial before moving to Pretoria.
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Hannes Brewis became a police officer, and by the 1960s was a police warrant officer in Pretoria.
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Hannes Brewis first came to note as a rugby player in the events of the 28 September 1946.
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On that day Northern Transvaal faced Western Province for the final of the Currie Cup, the same day Hannes Brewis was to marry Priscilla Wilcocks.
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Rather than miss the match, Hannes Brewis arranged to do both.
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All 15 players of the South Africa team were uncapped, and Hannes Brewis was selected at fly-half partnered with scrum-half Ballie Wahl.
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Hannes Brewis was reselected for the second Test against the All Blacks, but his half back partner was switched from Wahl to Fonnie du Toit.
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Hannes Brewis played in both, and in the fourth Test was on the scoreboard again with another dropped goal.
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Hannes Brewis was selected for the tour, the second fly half selected was Dennis Fry, younger brother of fellow tourist and future South Africa captain Stephen Fry.
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Hannes Brewis played 14 matches of the 31 match tour, and initially was rotated with Fry for the early games against club and county teams.
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Hannes Brewis scored in the first three internationals, all South Africa wins, with dropped goals against Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
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In both the Ireland and Wales matches Hannes Brewis had scored his dropped goals after an earlier miss.
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Hannes Brewis finished the tour as the team's seventh highest scorer with 27 points, five tries and four dropped goals.
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On his return to South Africa, Hannes Brewis was selected for one last international, the first Test of the 1953 touring Australia team.