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| Full name | Conrad Alcon Jantjes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1980-03-24)24 March 1980 (age 45) 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 | Professional rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conrad Alcon Jantjes (born 24 March 1980 inBoksburg, Gauteng) is a South African retiredrugby union footballer who used to play primarily as a fullback for theSpringboks in international rugby and theStormers in Super Rugby. In the domesticCurrie Cup he spent six seasons with theGolden Lions before switching to his final team,Western Province.
Former Springbok coachHarry 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 coachPeter 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 the2009 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.[1] He grew up with a love for all sports and represented South Africa not only in rugby, but also in bothcricket andfootball at junior level.
