Ian Kirkpatrick (South African rugby player)

Alexander Ian Kirkpatrick (25 July 1930 – 18 November 2012) was a South African rugby union player, who played international rugby for his country on 13 occasions from 1953 to 1961.[1] In his home country he is best known as a coach, where he led Griqualand West to victory in the Currie Cup in 1970, and in 1978 took on the role as the director of coaching for the South African Rugby Board.[2]

Ian Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick in New Zealand in 1956
Birth nameAlexander Ian Kirkpatrick
Date of birth(1930-07-25)25 July 1930
Place of birthBloemfontein, South Africa
Date of death18 November 2012(2012-11-18) (aged 82)
Place of deathSomerset West, South Africa
SchoolKimberley Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Griqualand West ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953–61 South Africa 13 (0)

Notes

  1. "Ian Kirkpatrick". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "Former Bok Dies". iafrica.com. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
gollark: It truly is perfect and without flaw.
gollark: Unfortunately, as a human, I require sleep sometimes. I MAY have to do this at some point.
gollark: Are you going to actually explain that whatsoever or just say it's supported?
gollark: I think it's more significantly dependent on interest and such.
gollark: You should probably filter by relevant skill or whatever directly instead of things vaguely correlated with those.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.