Jannie Claassens
Johannes Petrus "Jannie" Claassens is a South African former rugby union player.
Playing career
As a schoolboy Claassens represented at the 1988 Craven Week tournament. He made his provincial debut for in 1990 and played 102 matches for the union. During 1992, Claassens was selected for the World XV that tour New Zealand to mark the centenary of the New Zealand Rugby Union.In 1994 he toured with the South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand|Springboks to New Zealand] and to 1994 [South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland|Britain and Ireland]. Claassens did not play in any test matches but played in eight tour matches, scoring three tries for the Springboks. In 1993 and in 1996, he represented South Africa in sevens.