Jaap Bekker
| Full name | Hendrik Petrus Jordaan Bekker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 February 1925 Dordrecht, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 1999 (aged 74) Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
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Hendrik Petrus Jordaan Bekker (11 February 1925 — 6 August 1999) was a South African rugby union international.
Born in Dordrecht, Bekker was the eldest of three brothers to play for the Springboks. Another brother, Daniel Bekker, was a two-time Olympic medalist in boxing. He also had a sister who was a national record holder for shot put.
Bekker was capped in 15 Test matches for the Springboks, debuting against England at Twickenham in 1952. A prop, he appeared in all six Tests for the Springboks on the 1956 tour of Australia and New Zealand, including a match up against All Blacks enforcer Kevin Skinner which left him bloodied. He announced his retirement in 1957.