Springbok no. 632 · Lock

Johan Ackermann

Johannes Nicholas Ackermann · Blue Bulls, Lions, Sharks

13Tests

0Tries

2Tours

26Age at debut

Test career

199620012007

First test

2 Jul 1996, age 26 · Lock v Fiji, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Last test

7 Jul 2007, age 37 · Lock v Australia, Stadium Australia, Sydney

Biography

Johan Ackermann was a big, strong lock whose Test career stretched over 11 years. Born in Benoni on 3 June 1970, he played for Northern Transvaal, the Lions and the Sharks. He won his first caps in 1996, then returned in 2006 and played his last Test in 2007 at the age of 37. He later became a successful coach of the Lions and Gloucester.

Test history

13 tests · 0 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
02 Jul 1996	Fiji	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 43–18	Blue Bulls
13 Jul 1996	Australia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Lock	L 16–21	Blue Bulls
20 Jul 1996	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Lock	L 11–15	Blue Bulls
03 Aug 1996	Australia	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	W 25–19	Blue Bulls
23 Jun 2001	France	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 20–15	Lions
30 Jun 2001	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Lock	W 60–14	Lions
21 Jul 2001	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	L 3–12	Lions
28 Jul 2001	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 20–15	Lions
11 Nov 2006	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Lock	L 15–32	Sharks
18 Nov 2006	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	L 21–23	Sharks
25 Nov 2006	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	W 25–14	Sharks
09 Jun 2007	Samoa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 35–8	Sharks
07 Jul 2007	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Lock	L 17–25	Sharks