Cape Town - A look at the key numbers which defined the career of Springbok captain and centre Jean de Villiers.
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De Villiers called time on his international career after suffering a fractured jaw in South Africa's 46-6 win over Samoa on Sunday.
In numbers: Jean de Villiers' Springbok career
1 - De Villiers made his debut against France in November 2002, he lasted just 5 minutes before suffering a serious knee injury
2 - Number of times De Villiers has won the Tri-Nations/Rugby Championship
3 - Participated in three Rugby World Cups
5 - Number of national teams represented: SA Schools (1999), South Africa Under-19 (1999-2000), South Africa Under-21 (2001-02), Springbok Sevens (2002), Springboks (2002; 2004-2014)
6 - Number of Rugby World Cup match appearances
8 - Number of tries scored in his first 10 Test matches
13 - Played in all 13 of South Africa's Test matches in 2008
27 - Number of Test tries
29 - SA record for the number of Test caps as a centre combination together with Jaque Fourie
34 - Age at date of retirement
38 - Number of times captained the Springboks
51 - Number of Tri-Nations/Rugby Championship appearances
54 - De Villiers is Springbok captain No 54
94 - Number of caps played as a centre (national record)
103 - Weight in kg's
109 - Number of Tests played
135 - Number of Test points
2005 - SA Rugby Player of the Year nominee
2007 - Rugby World Cup winner despite only featuring in one match after tearing his biceps
2008 - Golden year for De Villiers after winning SA Rugby Player of the Year (also won in 2013) and the Players’ Player of the Year award