# Jannie Claassens

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South African rugby union player (born 1969)

Rugby player

Jannie Claassens Born Johannes Petrus Claassens (1969-06-30) 30 June 1969 (age 57) Welkom, Free State Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Weight 95 kg (209 lb) School Zeerust High School, Zeerust, North West Rugby union career Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–1998 Northern Transvaal 102 (58) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994 South Africa National sevens team Years Team Comps 1993, 1996 South Africa 7s 4

**Johannes Petrus "Jannie" Claassens** (born 30 June 1969) is a South African former [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player.[1][2]

## Playing career

As a schoolboy Claassens represented [Stellaland](/source/Leopards_(rugby_union)) at the 1988 [Craven Week](/source/Craven_Week) tournament. He made his provincial debut for [Northern Transvaal](/source/Bulls_(rugby_union)) in 1990 and played 102 matches for the union. During 1992, Claassens was selected for the [World XV](/source/World_XV) that [tour New Zealand](/source/NZRFU_Centenary_Matches) to mark the centenary of the [New Zealand Rugby Union](/source/New_Zealand_Rugby).[3]

In 1994 he toured with the [Springboks to New Zealand](/source/1994_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand) and to [Britain and Ireland](/source/1994_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour_of_Britain_and_Ireland). Claassens did not play in any test matches but played in eight tour matches, scoring three tries for the Springboks. In 1993 and in 1996, he represented [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team) in sevens.[4]

## Accolades

Claassens was voted as one of the five South Africa Young Players of the Year for 1990, along with [Andrew Aitken](/source/Andrew_Aitken_(rugby_union)), Bernard Fourie, [Ian MacDonald](/source/Ian_MacDonald_(rugby_union)) and [Theo Jansen van Rensburg](/source/Theo_Jansen_van_Rensburg).[5]

## See also

- [List of South Africa national rugby union players](/source/List_of_South_Africa_national_rugby_union_players#List) – Springbok no. **611**

- [List of South Africa national rugby sevens players](/source/List_of_South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_players)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). *Bankfin Annual 1997*. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 113. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0620209607](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0620209607).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jannie Claassens"](http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/11804.html). *ESPN scrum*. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). *Bankfin Annual 1993*. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 83. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0620172940](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0620172940).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). *Bankfin Annual 1997*. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 96. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0620209607](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0620209607).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). *Bankfin Annual 1993*. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 14. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0620172940](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0620172940).

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