Chris Dirks

South African rugby union player

Rugby player

Chris Dirks

Birth name| Chris Armand Dirks

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Date of birth|  (1967-05-23) 23 May 1967 (age 57)
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
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Wing, Fullback

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Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1991–1994|  Transvaal|  48|  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1993|  South Africa|  |
National sevens team
Years|  Team|  |  Comps
1994|  South Africa 7s|  |  1

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

## Playing career

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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]

## See also

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* List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 597
* List of South Africa national rugby sevens players

## References

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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.