Corra Dirksen

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Corra Dirksen
Birth nameCornelius Wilhelmus Dirksen
Date of birth22 January 1938
Place of birthVereeniging, Union of South Africa
Date of death10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 82)
Place of deathKrugersdorp, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
SchoolVereeniging High
Notable relative(s)Hanno Dirksen (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
? Northern Transvaal 35 (?)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963–68 South Africa 10 (9)

Cornelius Wilhelmus "Corra" Dirksen (22 January 1938 – 10 July 2020) was a South African rugby player.[1] He won 10 caps and scored three tries.[2]

Biography

Dirksen made his international debut against Australia in 1963. The 1967 series against France was probably his finest hour, scoring all three of his test tries against them.[3] The French were understandably quite wary of him throughout that series, dubbing him Le Monster (The Monster).[1]

He played for the then Northern Transvaal (now Blue Bulls) and the Oostelikes (Easterns) club in Pretoria, which later merged with Adelaars to form Naka Bulls. After retiring from playing he qualified as a medical practitioner, and moved to Krugersdorp.[4]

He died from COVID-19 complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa on 10 July 2020.[1]

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)
Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  Australia 22–6 Wing 7 Sep 1963 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2.  Wales 24–3 Wing 23 May 1964 Kings Park, Durban
3.  Ireland 6–9 Wing 10 Apr 1965 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
4.  Scotland 5–8 Wing 17 Apr 1965 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
5.  France 26–3 Wing 2 15 Jul 1967 Kings Park, Durban
6.  France 16–3 Wing 1 22 Jul 1967 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
7.  France 14–19 Wing 29 Jul 1967 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
8.  France 6–6 Wing 12 Aug 1967 Newlands, Cape Town
9.  British Lions 25–20 Wing 8 Jun 1968 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
10.  British Lions 6–6 Wing 22 Jun 1968 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Former Springbok wing dies of Covid-19 complications". Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Cornelis Wilhelmus Dirksen". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 46–50, 57–62. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  4. ^ "Dr. Corra Dirksen(Telehealth Consult Enabled) — General Practitioner in Krugersdorp, Johannesburg". www.recomed.co.za. Retrieved 13 June 2020.[permanent dead link]

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