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Chris Dirks
South African rugby union player
Chris Armand Dirks (born 23 May 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
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| Birth name | Chris Armand Dirks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1967-05-23) 23 May 1967 (age 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sasolburg, Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | High School Secunda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Rand Afrikaans University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). Bankfin Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 111. ISBN 0620189223.
- Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 144. ISBN 0958423148.