Jannie Breedt


Johannes Christoffel Breedt is a South African former rugby union player.

Playing career

Breedt played for Northern Transvaal and Transvaal in the South African provincial competitions. He made his debut for Northern Transvaal in 1981 and in 1985 he relocated to Transvaal. He played 118 matches for Transvaal and captained the side on a 102 occasions, the first player to captain the province more than a hundred times. He led his team to four Currie Cup finals, finishing runner–up on each occasion.
Breedt made his test debut for the Springboks against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers on 10 May 1986 at Newlands in Cape Town. In 1989, Breedt was appointed as Springbok captain for the two test matches against the World XV and so became the 41st Springbok test captain. He was capped 8 times for the Springboks.

Test history

No.OppositionResult
PositionTriesDateVenue
1.New Zealand Cavaliers 21–15Number 810 May 1986Newlands, Cape Town
2.New Zealand Cavaliers 18–19Number 817 May 1986Kings Park, Durban
3.New Zealand Cavaliers 33–18Number 824 May 1986Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.New Zealand Cavaliers 24–10Number 831 May 1986Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.World XV 20–19Number 8 26 Aug 1989Newlands, Cape Town
6.World XV 22–16Number 8 2 Sep 1989Ellis Park, Johannesburg
7.24–27Number 815 August 1992Ellis Park, Johannesburg
8.3–26Number 822 August 1992Newlands, Cape Town