Dirk Buitendag Explained

Dirk Buitendag
Birth Date:6 April 1960
Birth Place:Southern Rhodesia
Ru Position:Flanker
Height:6 ft 2 in
Weight:207 lb
Ru Province:Mashonaland[1]
Ru Provinceyears:1985-1991
Years1:1985-1991
Repyears1:1987
Repcaps1:14
Reppoints1:4

Dirk Buitendag (born 6 April 1960),[2] is a Zimbabwean rugby union player who played as flanker.

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.[3] He represented Zimbabwe at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he played all the pool stage matches, scoring a try against Scotland.[4] He also played for the University of Wollongong rugby union team.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2019/11/29/zim-influence-in-an-african-success-story/ Zim influence in African success history
  2. https://ferugby.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1985-XVM-ESPvZIMB.pdf
  3. https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2019/11/29/zim-influence-in-an-african-success-story/ Zim influence in African success history
  4. Web site: Dirk Buitendag. 2021-04-09. ESPN scrum.
  5. Web site: Club History - UOW Rugby. 2021-04-09. sites.google.com.