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Dolf Bekker

Dolf Bekker

Rugby player

Rudolph Philippus Bekker (15 December 1926 – 22 June 2012) was a South African international rugby union player.[1]

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Born in Dordrecht, Bekker was a member of a sporting family, with elder brother Jaap and younger brother Martiens both Springboks, while another brother Daniel found sporting success as an Olympic boxer.[2]

Bekker, a winger, received a Springboks call up during a series against the visiting 1953 Wallabies, coming into the XV for the 3rd Test in Durban, where he scored a try in the first five-minutes of the match. He kept his place for the final Test in Port Elizabeth.[3] A Northern Transvaal provincial player, Bekker was in the side that triumphed over Natal by one-point in the 1956 Currie Cup final, contributing a drop goal for his team.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "S. African R.U. backs hurt in tour trial". Birmingham Evening Mail. 12 Apr 1956.
  2. [2]
    Dobson, Paul (25 June 2012). "Another Bok dies". rugby365.com.
  3. [3]
    ""Husk" Of Great Team". The Daily Telegraph. 21 September 1953. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    Jacobs, Rudolph (29 January 2021). "Bulls versus Sharks: A rich history of Currie Cup finals". The Citizen.

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