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Cape Town - A look at the key numbers which defined the career of Springbok captain and centre Jean de Villiers.
Twitter reacts to De Villiers' retirement
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
