Theo Jansen van Rensburg
Jan Theodorus 'Theo' Jansen van Rensburg, is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team. He played as fullback.
Playing career
Provincal rugby
Van Rensburg represented Western Transvaal at the Craven Week for High Schools in 1984 and 1985 and also represented Western Transvaal at under–20 level. In 1989 he made his senior provincial debut for Northern Transvaal. Van Rensburg relocated to Transvaal in 1992 and made his Springbok debut as a Transvaal player. He moved back to Northern Transvaal in 1995, after which he also played for Eastern Province and South Western Districts.Springboks
He played his first test match for the Springboks on 15 Augustus 1992 against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. At the end of 1992 Van Rensburg toured with the Springboks to France and England, but played in only one test on tour, that against England. Van Rensburg also toured with the Springboks to Australia in 1993 and as a replacement, to New Zealand in 1994. His last test was on 23 July 1994 against New Zealand at Athletic Park in Wellington. He scored 40 points in test matches for the Springboks and also played in 15 tour matches scoring 142 points.Test history
No. | Opposition | Result | Position | Points | Date | Venue |
1. | 24–27 | Full-back | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||
2. | 3–26 | Full-back | 22 August 1992 | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
3. | 16–33 | Full-back | 14 November 1992 | Twickenham, London | ||
4. | 20–20 | Full-back | 15 | 26 June 1993 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
5. | 17–18 | Full-back | 12 | 3 July 1993 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
6. | 19–12 | Full-back | 4 | 31 July 1993 | Aussie Stadium, Sydney | |
7. | 9–13 | Full-back | 9 | 23 July 1994 | Athletic Park, Wellington |
Legend: pen = penalty ; conv = conversion, drop = drop kick.