Hannes Strydom


Johannes Jacobus 'Hannes' Strydom in Welkom, is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team 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 Craven Week 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 Super Rugby 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 Springboks on 3 July 1993 against France at Ellis Park. He toured with the Springboks to Australia and Argentina 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

No.OppositionResult PositionTriesDateVenue
1.17–18Lock3 Jul 1993Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.19–12Lock31 Jul 1993Aussie Stadium, Sydney
3. Australia20–28Lock14 Aug 1993Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
4. Australia12–19Lock21 Aug 1993Aussie Stadium, Sydney
5.29–26Lock6 Nov 1993Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
6. Argentina52–23Lock13 Nov 1993Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
7.15–32Lock4 Jun 1994Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
8. Australia27–18Lock25 May 1995Newlands, Cape Town
9.20–0Lock3 Jun 1995Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
10. France19–15Lock17 Jun 1995Kings Park, Durban
11.15–12Lock24 Jun 1995Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12. Australia25–19Replacement3 Aug 1996Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
13. New Zealand18–29Replacement10 Aug 1996Newlands, Cape Town
14. New Zealand19–23Lock17 Aug 1996Kings Park, Durban
15. New Zealand26–33Lock124 Aug 1996Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
16. 37–20Replacement15 Dec 1996Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
17.74–10Lock10 Jun 1997Newlands, Cape Town
18.16–25Lock21 Jun 1997Newlands, Cape Town
19. British Lions15–18Lock28 Jun 1997Kings Park, Durban
20. British Lions35–16Lock5 Jul 1997Ellis Park, Johannesburg
21. Australia61–22Lock23 Aug 1997Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

World Cup

In 2003 he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Sport Hall of fame.