Johannes Jacobus 'Hannes' Strydom (born 13 July 1965, in

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), is a former South African

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player who played for the

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between 1993 and 1997. He went to school at Pearson High School in Port Elizabeth and the A rugby field is named after him. He is now a pharmacist in Pretoria.

Playing career

Provincial

Strydom represented the Schools team at the 1983 and 1984

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tournaments. In 1986 he made his senior provincial debut for Eastern Province. He also represented and from 1993, that later became the Golden Lions, where he formed a formidable combination with Kobus Wiese. In

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he represented the and with the establishment of the South African franchise system in 1998, the .

International

He played his first test match for the

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on 3 July 1993 against

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at Ellis Park. He toured with the Springboks to

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and

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in 1993, playing in all the test matches during the tours. In 1994 he played only one test match and in 1995 was a member of the World Cup squad and also played in the World Cup final. He continued to represent South Africa during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, including the test series against the 1997 British Lions. Strydom also played in nine tour matches.

Test history

World Cup Final

World Cup

* 1995 World Cup in South Africa : 4 games (

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Accolades

In 2003 he was inducted into the

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Sport Hall of fame. Hall of fame Retrieved 25 June 2011

References

External links

Springboks 1996Statistics at scrum.com
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