REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 393 · Left Wing

Corra Dirksen

Cornelius Wilhelmus Dirksen · Blue Bulls

10Tests
3Tries
1Tours
25Age at debut

Test career

196319651968

First test

7 Sep 1963, age 25 · Left Wing v Australia, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

Last test

22 Jun 1968, age 30 · Left Wing v Britain, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

Biography

Corra Dirksen was a strong-running Northern Transvaal wing who played ten Tests between 1963 and 1968. Born in Vereeniging on 22 January 1938, he was a sturdy defender and a hard runner. He scored two tries in the 26–3 win over France in Durban in 1967 and another in the 16–3 win a week later. He died on 10 July 2020.

Test history

10 tests · 9 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
07 Sep 1963AustraliaBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethLeft WingW 22–6Blue Bulls
23 May 1964WalesKings Park, DurbanLeft WingW 24–3Blue Bulls
10 Apr 1965IrelandAviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), DublinLeft WingL 6–9Blue Bulls
17 Apr 1965ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghLeft WingL 5–8Blue Bulls
15 Jul 1967FranceKings Park, DurbanLeft WingW 26–3Blue Bulls
22 Jul 1967FranceFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinLeft WingW 16–3Blue Bulls
29 Jul 1967FranceEllis Park, JohannesburgLeft WingL 14–19Blue Bulls
12 Aug 1967FranceNewlands, Cape TownLeft WingD 6–6Blue Bulls
08 Jun 1968BritainLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaLeft WingW 25–20Blue Bulls
22 Jun 1968BritainBoet Erasmus, Port ElizabethLeft WingD 6–6Blue Bulls