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Corra Dirksen
BornCornelius Wilhelmus Dirksen
22 January 1938
Vereeniging, Union of South Africa
Died10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 82)
Krugersdorp, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
SchoolVereeniging High
Notable relativeHanno Dirksen (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position 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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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List of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Mohamed Kouradji 68 Football referee Algeria (Constantine) 10 July 2020 Corra Dirksen 82 Rugby player South Africa (Vereeniging) Ghaida Kambash 46 Politician

List of South Africa rugby union test matches

South Africa  16–3  France Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein   Try: Corra Dirksen, Eben Olivier, Jannie Engelbrecht Con: HO de Villiers 2 Pen: Tiny Naudé

List of South Africa national rugby union players

0 0 0 0 392 Poens Prinsloo 24 August 1963 Australia 1 0 0 0 0 0 393 Corra Dirksen 7 September 1963 Australia 10 9 3 0 0 0 394 Tiny Naudé 7 September 1963

Deaths in July 2020

(1960–1981). Johnny Cusack, 92, Irish Gaelic footballer (Cavan, Lavey). Corra Dirksen, 82, South African rugby player (Northern Transvaal, national team)

1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa

14 Jannie Engelbrecht OC 13 John Gainsford IC 12 Dave Stewart LW 11 Corra Dirksen FH 10 Keith Oxlee SH 9 Nelie Smith N8 8 Doug Hopwood OF 7 Tommy Bedford

List of COVID-19 deaths in South Africa

56–57 Regent of the AmaRharhabe Eastern Cape, Mdantsane 10 July 2020 Corra Dirksen M 82 Springboks rugby player Gauteng, Klerksdorp 10 July 2020 Thomas