Hannes Viljoen

Johannes Theodorus Viljoen (21 April 1943 – 13 January 2021) was a South African rugby union player.[1][2]

Hannes Viljoen

Birth name	Johannes Theodorus Viljoen
Date of birth	21 April 1943
Place of birth	Elliot, Eastern Cape
Date of death	13 January 2021 (aged 77)
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
School	Tweespruit High School, Tweespruit, Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1965–1972 Natal 63 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1971 South Africa (6 [2T])

Playing career

Viljoen represented Natal in the South African provincial competitions and made his debut for the union in 1965. With his retirement from rugby, he scored 43 tries for Natal, which was then the Natal record. He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 1971 tour of Australia on 17 July 1971 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Viljoen scored his first test try in his first test and his second try in the second test. He played in all three test matches during the tour and in seven of the tour matches, scoring fourteen tries in the tour matches.[3]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	Australia	19–11	Wing	1	17 July 1971	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
2.	Australia	14–6	Wing	1	31 July 1971	Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
3.	Australia	18–6	Wing		7 August 1971	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 451

References

1. "Hannes Viljoen". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
2. "SA Rugby pays tribute to former Springbok wing Hannes Viljoen". www.sarugbymag.co.za. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
3. Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 511.