Stephan Dippenaar
| Birth name | Stephanus Christiaan Dippenaar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Moorreesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paul Roos Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephanus Christiaan Dippenaar (born 3 January 1988) is a South African
.Dippenaar represented South Africa's under-19 team at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Ireland. In 2008, he played for South Africa's under-20 team at the Junior World Championship in Wales.[2] He made his international sevens debut for the South African sevens team in 2012 at the Wellington Sevens.[3][4]
In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5] Dippenaar was injured at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens and was replaced by Ruhan Nel.[6][7] He had just recovered from an injury he sustained at the Gold Coast Sevens at the beginning of the series.[8]
On 17 October 2017, Dippenaar announced his retirement from rugby on Twitter.
References
- ^ http://www.sportscentral.co.za/dippenaar-to-make-bok-7s-debut/14805/
- ^ "Profile: Stephan Dippenaar". RUGBY NEWS. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Dippenaar to debut for Blitzbokke". SABC. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Dippenaar to make Bok Sevens debut in Wellington". SARU. 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Kyle Brown back to command Springbok Sevens for Mission Moscow". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Nel answers Blitzboks call". sarugbymag.co.za. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "SA Sevens lose Dippenaar to injury". planetrugby.co.uk. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Dippenaar, Geduld back for Far East". sport24.co.za. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Stephan Dippenaar". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- Stephan Dippenaar at ItsRugby.co.uk
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