Jannie Engelbrecht was born on 10 November 1938 and was a Springbok rugby player who represented his country from 1960 to 1969.
24 Facts About Jannie Engelbrecht
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Jannie Engelbrecht gained a reputation for tenacity as a result of scoring two tries during a vital 1964 provincial match despite having broken his collarbone earlier in the game.
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Jannie Engelbrecht held records for most appearances for South Africa as a wing until 2006, and most career test tries scored by a South African which was surpassed by Gerrie Germishuys by 1981.
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Jannie Engelbrecht was born on 10 November 1938 to Attie and Joey Engelbrecht.
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The elder Jannie Engelbrecht was a farmer who owned Kapel, a farm near Klawer in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Attie Jannie Engelbrecht contributed to organized agriculture and served on various religious and civil bodies.
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Jannie Engelbrecht died in about 1975, while Joey died in 1992.
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Jannie Engelbrecht received his secondary education at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, where he played rugby on the wing.
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Jannie Engelbrecht registered as an agricultural student at Stellenbosch University He lodged at Simonsberg Men's Residence, where he and two other students caused some consternation in 1961 when they "borrowed" two elephants from a visiting circus and brought it to the residence.
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Jannie Engelbrecht was first selected to play for Western Province in 1960.
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Jannie Engelbrecht is often remembered for his heroics during the 1 August 1964 Currie Cup clash between Western Province and Blue Bulls in Pretoria.
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Jannie Engelbrecht wanted to leave the field, but his captain, Doug Hopwood, refused.
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Jannie Engelbrecht later recalled that the pain was so severe that he wanted to avoid at all costs being tackled again.
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Jannie Engelbrecht was dropped after the match and retired at the age of 27.
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Still only 20, Jannie Engelbrecht was called up for the 1959 Junior Springbok team that toured Argentina in August and September.
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Jannie Engelbrecht joined 9 other debutants at the EPRU Stadium in Port Elizabeth, including Doug Hopwood and John Gainsford.
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Jannie Engelbrecht was viewed as "a danger man with great pace and outside swerve".
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Danie Craven later recalled that Jannie Engelbrecht had injured his shoulder beforehand, and that Craven had to bandage the limb before the wing took to the field.
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Jannie Engelbrecht celebrated his last appearance in the Springbok jersey on 16 August 1969 with two tries in the 2nd test against Australia at Kings Park in Durban.
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Jannie Engelbrecht's second try followed a scrum won by the Springboks near the touch line.
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Jannie Engelbrecht served on the executive committee of the Western Province Rugby Union, of which he was elected junior vice-president in 1992.
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Jannie Engelbrecht sat on the executive for his university's club, the Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club, while Danie Craven was chair.
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On 7 December 1963 Jannie Engelbrecht married the Namibian Ellen Liebenberg in Windhoek.
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The couple divorced in 2004 after Jannie Engelbrecht had had an extra-marital affair.