{{short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Conrad Jantjes | image = Conrad Jantjes 2009.jpg | caption = | full_name = Conrad Alcon Jantjes | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|3|24}} | birth_place = [[Boksburg]], South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.83}} | weight = {{cvt|92|kg|lb stlb}} | school = Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg | university = | relatives = | spouse = | children = | occupation = Professional rugby player | ru_position = Full back | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | ru_amupdate = | repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] | repyears1 = 2001–2008 | repcaps1 = 24 | reppoints1 = 22 | ru_ntupdate = 11 February 2011 | years1 = | clubs1 = | apps1 = | points1 = | ru_clubupdate = | super1 = [[Lions (Super rugby franchise)|Cats]] | super2 = [[Stormers]] | superyears1 = 2001–2006 | superyears2 = 2007–2011 | superapps1 = ? | superapps2 = 27 | superpoints1 = ? | superpoints2 = 65 | ru_currentclub = | super14update = 11 February 2011 | province1 = [[Golden Lions]] | province2 = [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] | provinceyears1 = 2000–2005 | provinceyears2 = 2007–2011 | provinceapps1 = ? | provinceapps2 = 36 | provincepoints1 = ? | provincepoints2 = 22 | ru_provinceupdate = 11 February 2011 | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = | repsevenscomp1 = | ru_sevensupdate = | coachteams1 = | coachyears1 = | ru_coachupdate = | sooyears = | sooteam = | soocaps = | soopoints = | sooupdate = | medals = {{MedalSport | Men's [[rugby sevens]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Team competition]] }} }}
'''Conrad Alcon Jantjes''' (born 24 March 1980 in [[Boksburg, Gauteng]]) is a South African retired [[rugby union]] footballer who used to play primarily as a fullback for the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]] in international rugby and the [[Stormers]] in Super Rugby. In the domestic [[Currie Cup]] he spent six seasons with the [[Golden Lions]] before switching to his final team, [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]].
Former Springbok coach [[Harry Viljoen]] handed Jantjes his debut against Italy in 2001, but he fell out of favour before forcing his way back into contention during Jake White's reign as the team's coach.
He failed to win a place in the 2007 Rugby World Cup but found a new lease of life under coach [[Peter de Villiers]], playing all South Africa's test matches in 2008.
However, despite looking like being South Africa's first choice full back for the 2009 British & Irish Lions series he broke his leg during the [[2009 Super 14 season]], and was sidelined for over a year until making a return to the 2010 Currie Cup.
Jantjes was born in a close-knit family as the only son and youngest of three children.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080407132837/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/11/22/srmick23.xml Sport news and updates – Telegraph<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He grew up with a love for all sports and represented South Africa not only in rugby, but also in both [[cricket]] and [[association football|football]] at junior level.
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==External links== * {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=19278 | name=Conrad Jantjes | date=30 May 2016}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109165713/http://www.wprugby.com/playerprofiles.asp?Id=90 |date=9 January 2010 |title=WP rugby profile }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725002549/http://www.thestormers.co.za/profiles.asp?id=259 Stormers profile] * {{World Rugby Sevens Series profile|mens/10839}}
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