Chris Dirks

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Chris Dirks
Birth nameChris Armand Dirks
Date of birth (1967-05-23) 23 May 1967 (age 54)
Place of birth Sasolburg, Free State
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
SchoolHigh School Secunda
University Rand Afrikaans University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1991–1994 Transvaal 48 ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1993 South Africa
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
1994 South Africa 1

Chris Armand Dirks (born 23 May 1967) is a South African former rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

A product of the Secunda High School in Mpumalanga and the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg, Dirks represented Transvaal in the South African provincial rugby competitions. At the end of the 1993 season, he toured with the Springboks to Argentina. Dirks did not play in any test matches but played in two tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 111. ISBN   0620189223.
  2. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 144. ISBN   0958423148.
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