Hansie Brewis
Full names: Johannes Daniël
Date of birth: 15 Jun 1920
Place of birth: Oudtshoorn
Schools: CJ Langenhoven Oudtshoorn
Springbok no: 268
Springbok debut province: Northern Transvaal
Physical: 1.80m, 70.3kg
Date of death: 9 Sep 2007 (Age 87)
Test summary: Tests: 10 Tries: 1
First Test: 16 Jul 1949 Age 29 - Flyhalf against New Zealand at Newlands, Cape Town
Last Test: 22 Aug 1953 Age 33 - Flyhalf against Australia at Ellispark, Johannesburg
Tours Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England & France 1951-52
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
16 Jul 1949 29Flyhalf New Zealand Newlands, Cape Town Win: 15-11  N-Tvl
13 Aug 1949 29Flyhalf New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 12-61 try, 1 dropgoal N-Tvl
03 Sep 1949 29Flyhalf New Zealand Kingsmead, Durban Win: 9-3  N-Tvl
17 Sep 1949 29Flyhalf New Zealand Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth Win: 11-81 dropgoal N-Tvl
24 Nov 1951 31Flyhalf Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 44-01 dropgoal N-Tvl
08 Dec 1951 31Flyhalf Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 17-51 dropgoal N-Tvl
22 Dec 1951 31Flyhalf Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 6-31 penalty N-Tvl
05 Jan 1952 31Flyhalf England Twickenham, London Win: 8-3  N-Tvl
16 Feb 1952 31Flyhalf France Stade Olympique, Colombes, Paris Win: 25-3  N-Tvl
22 Aug 1953 33Flyhalf Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 25-3  N-Tvl

It always amazed me that someone with such a slender, almost fragile build, could perform such huge tasks on the field of play. From the first time I saw him his kicking and exceptional quickness off the mark impressed me enormously.

After he was chosen for the 1949 Springboks I got to know Hansie really well. There was a wonderful warmth - I have no other words to describe it - between him and me from then on and I have come to regard Hansie as a son. He was so brilliant but above all he had the wonderful ability to learn, to put into practice, anything he was told and decided was worthwhile.