On 24 October 1999, flyhalf Jannie de Beer booted the Boks past England in the World Cup quarter-final at the Stade de France in Paris.
The flame-haired Free Stater earned 13 Test caps from 1997 to 1999, but will always be remembered for the role he played in one in particular.
In the Boks’ 1999 World Cup quarter-final, the flyhalf slotted a world-record five drop goals to go with five penalties and two conversions.
De Beer – who had only started because of an injury to Henry Honiball – finished with a 34-point haul, then a Bok record, in a 44-21 victory.
The Boks had led 16-12 at half time before a 10-minute flurry shortly after the restart saw De Beer nail three drop goals from more than 40m out.
Twenty minutes later, he slotted another – and then another!
A week later, against the Wallabies at Twickenham in London, De Beer could only kick one drop goal.
But he was successful with six penalty goals, including one under huge pressure that took the semi-final into extra time.
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On 24 October 1999, flyhalf Jannie de Beer booted the Boks past England in the World Cup quarter-final at the Stade de France in Paris.
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