Springbok no. 788 · Tight-head Prop

Jannie du Plessis

Jan Nathaniel du Plessis · Cheetahs, Sharks

70Tests

1Tries

10Tours

24Age at debut

Test career

200720112015

First test

7 Jul 2007, age 24 · Tight-head Prop v Australia, Stadium Australia, Sydney

Last test

30 Oct 2015, age 32 · Reserve v Argentina, Olympic Stadium, London

Biography

Jannie du Plessis was a strong tight-head prop who played 70 Tests between 2007 and 2015, combining rugby with a career as a medical doctor. Born in Bethlehem on 16 November 1982 and educated at Grey College, he played for the Cheetahs and the Sharks. He was a late call-up to the 2007 World Cup squad and started the quarter-final and semi-final on the way to the title. His brother Bismarck also played for South Africa.

Test history

70 tests · 5 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
07 Jul 2007	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Tight-head Prop	L 17–25	Cheetahs
14 Jul 2007	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Tight-head Prop	L 6–33	Cheetahs
07 Oct 2007	Fiji	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles	Tight-head Prop	W 37–20	Cheetahs
14 Oct 2007	Argentina	Stade de France, Paris	Reserve	W 37–13	Cheetahs
24 Nov 2007	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	W 34–12	Cheetahs
30 Aug 2008	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Reserve	W 53–8	Sharks
22 Nov 2008	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 42–6	Sharks
25 Jul 2009	New Zealand	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Reserve	W 28–19	Sharks
01 Aug 2009	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Reserve	W 31–19	Sharks
08 Aug 2009	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 29–17	Sharks
29 Aug 2009	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Reserve	W 32–25	Sharks
12 Sep 2009	New Zealand	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	Reserve	W 32–29	Sharks
05 Jun 2010	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Reserve	W 34–31	Sharks
12 Jun 2010	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 42–17	Sharks
19 Jun 2010	Italy	Puma Stadium, Witbank	Tight-head Prop	W 29–13	Sharks
26 Jun 2010	Italy	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London	Tight-head Prop	W 55–11	Sharks
10 Jul 2010	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Tight-head Prop	L 12–32	Sharks
21 Aug 2010	New Zealand	National Stadium, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	L 22–29	Sharks
28 Aug 2010	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 44–31	Sharks
04 Sep 2010	Australia	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Tight-head Prop	L 39–41	Sharks
06 Nov 2010	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Tight-head Prop	W 23–21	Sharks
13 Nov 2010	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	W 29–25	Sharks
20 Nov 2010	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Tight-head Prop	L 17–21	Sharks
27 Nov 2010	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 21–11	Sharks
13 Aug 2011	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	L 9–14	Sharks
20 Aug 2011	New Zealand	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	W 18–5	Sharks
11 Sep 2011	Wales	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	W 17–16	Sharks
17 Sep 2011	Fiji	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	W 49–3	Sharks
30 Sep 2011	Samoa	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City	Tight-head Prop	W 13–5	Sharks
09 Oct 2011	Australia	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	L 9–11	Sharks
09 Jun 2012	England	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	W 22–17	Sharks
16 Jun 2012	England	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 36–27	Sharks
23 Jun 2012	England	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	D 14–14	Sharks
18 Aug 2012	Argentina	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 27–6	Sharks
25 Aug 2012	Argentina	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza	Tight-head Prop	D 16–16	Sharks
08 Sep 2012	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Tight-head Prop	L 19–26	Sharks
15 Sep 2012	New Zealand	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin	Tight-head Prop	L 11–21	Sharks
29 Sep 2012	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 31–8	Sharks
06 Oct 2012	New Zealand	National Stadium, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	L 16–32	Sharks
10 Nov 2012	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Tight-head Prop	W 16–12	Sharks
17 Nov 2012	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Tight-head Prop	W 21–10	Sharks
24 Nov 2012	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 16–15	Sharks
08 Jun 2013	Italy	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	W 44–10	Sharks
15 Jun 2013	Scotland	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	Tight-head Prop	W 30–17	Sharks
22 Jun 2013	Samoa	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 56–23	Sharks
17 Aug 2013	Argentina	National Stadium, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 73–13	Sharks
24 Aug 2013	Argentina	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza	Tight-head Prop	W 22–17	Sharks
07 Sep 2013	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Tight-head Prop	W 38–12	Sharks
14 Sep 2013	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Tight-head Prop	L 15–29	Sharks
28 Sep 2013	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 28–8	Sharks
05 Oct 2013	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	L 27–38	Sharks
14 Jun 2014	Wales	Kings Park, Durban	Tight-head Prop	W 38–16	Sharks
21 Jun 2014	Wales	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	Tight-head Prop	W 31–30	Sharks
28 Jun 2014	Scotland	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	W 55–6	Sharks
16 Aug 2014	Argentina	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Tight-head Prop	W 13–6	Sharks
23 Aug 2014	Argentina	Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta	Tight-head Prop	W 33–31	Sharks
06 Sep 2014	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Tight-head Prop	L 23–24	Sharks
13 Sep 2014	New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	Tight-head Prop	L 10–14	Sharks
27 Sep 2014	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 28–10	Sharks
04 Oct 2014	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 27–25	Sharks
08 Nov 2014	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Tight-head Prop	L 15–29	Sharks
15 Nov 2014	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 31–28	Sharks
18 Jul 2015	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Tight-head Prop	L 20–24	Sharks
25 Jul 2015	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	L 20–27	Sharks
19 Sep 2015	Japan	Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton	Tight-head Prop	L 32–34	Sharks
26 Sep 2015	Samoa	Villa Park, Birmingham	Tight-head Prop	W 46–6	Sharks
03 Oct 2015	Scotland	St. James Park, Newcastle	Tight-head Prop	W 34–16	Sharks
17 Oct 2015	Wales	Twickenham, London	Reserve	W 23–19	Sharks
24 Oct 2015	New Zealand	Twickenham, London	Reserve	L 18–20	Sharks
30 Oct 2015	Argentina	Olympic Stadium, London	Reserve	W 24–13	Sharks