Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes

Full name	Conrad Alcon Jantjes
Date of birth	(1980-03-24) 24 March 1980
Place of birth	Boksburg, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
School	Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full back Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2005 Golden Lions ? (?) 2007–2011 Western Province 36 (22) Correct as of 11 February 2011 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2006 Cats ? (?) 2007–2011 Stormers 27 (65) Correct as of 11 February 2011 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2008 South Africa 24 (22) Correct as of 11 February 2011
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing South Africa Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team competition

Conrad Alcon Jantjes (born 24 March 1980 in Boksburg, Gauteng) is a South African retired rugby union footballer who used to play primarily as a fullback for the Springboks in international rugby and the Stormers in Super Rugby. In the domestic Currie Cup he spent six seasons with the Golden Lions before switching to his final team, Western Province.

Former Springbok coach Harry Viljoen handed Jantjes his debut against Italy in 2001, but he fell out of favour before forcing his way back into contention during Jake White's reign as the team's coach.

He failed to win a place in the 2007 Rugby World Cup but found a new lease of life under coach Peter de Villiers, playing all South Africa's test matches in 2008.

However, despite looking like being South Africa's first choice full back for the 2009 British & Irish Lions series he broke his leg during the 2009 Super 14 season, and was sidelined for over a year until making a return to the 2010 Currie Cup.

Jantjes was born in a close-knit family as the only son and youngest of three children. He grew up with a love for all sports and represented South Africa not only in rugby, but also in both cricket and football at junior level.

External links

• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Conrad Jantjes". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
• WP rugby profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 January 2010)
• Stormers profile
• Conrad Jantjes at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)