Dirk Buitendag

Dirk Buitendag (born c.1960), is a Zimbabwean rugby union player who played as flanker.

Dirk Buitendag
Date of birth1960 (age 6263)
Place of birthSouthern Rhodesia
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
19??-19?? Mashonaland[1] ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987 Zimbabwe 3 (4)

Career

At club level, Kloppers played for Old Johnians RFC and for the Mashonaland provincial team alongside Andy Ferreira, Malcolm Jellicoe, Andre Buitendag, Neville Kloppers, Alex Nicholls, who would play alongside him for Zimbabwe at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[2] He represented Zimbabwe at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he played all the pool stage matches, scoring a try against Scotland.[3] He also played for the University of Wollongong rugby union team.[4]

References

  1. Zim influence in African success history The Zimbabwe Independent, 29 November 2019
  2. Zim influence in African success history The Zimbabwe Independent, 29 November 2019
  3. "Dirk Buitendag". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. "Club History - UOW Rugby". sites.google.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.


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