Jannie Barnard
| Full name | Johannes Hendrikus Barnard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 January 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 February 1985 (aged 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | near Potchefstroom, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Hendrikus Barnard (29 January 1945 – 21 February 1985), known as Jannie Barnard, was a South African international rugby union player of the 1960s.
Barnard, the younger brother of Springboks hooker Robbie, was educated at Hoërskool Fakkel.[1]
A lightly built fly–half, Barnard represented Transvaal and was capped five times for the Springboks in 1965. He made his debut against Scotland during a short tour of the British Isles, impressing enough to earn a place on their much longer tour of Australia and New Zealand which followed.[2] After playing both Test matches in Australia, Barnard was displaced for the All Blacks series by Keith Oxlee, who possessed a better kicking game. He however returned to play the final two of four Test matches played between the sides.[3]
Barnard died in a car accident in 1985.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Jannie Barnard". bokhist.com.
- ^ "The Springboks". The Press. 26 June 1965.
- ^ "'Boks Make 5 Changes". The Press. 2 September 1965.
- ^ "Springbok teammates die". rugby365.com. 22 October 2013.