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24 conrad jantjes
 2001 -- 06 2007 -- 24 march 1980 -lrb- ? -rrb- -lrb- 65 -rrb- 2000 -- 05 2007 -- 2001 -- ? 36 south africa golden lions western province -lrb- 22 -rrb- 11 february 2011 ? 27 conrad jantjes 2009.jpg full back yes conrad jantjes chantal jantjies professional rugby player christian brothers ' college , boksburg boksburg , south africa 1.83 0 11 february 2011 cats stormers -lrb- ? -rrb- -lrb- 22 -rrb- 92 kg stlb on 11 february 2011 conrad alcon jantjes
conrad jantjes

conrad jantjes -lrb- born 24 march 1980 in boksburg , gauteng , south africa -rrb- is a south african rugby union footballer who plays 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 current 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 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 ruled out for over a year until making a return in 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 .
