Dirk Froneman

Dirk Cornelius Froneman (born 14 April 1954 in Winburg, Free State, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.^[1]

Dirk Froneman

Birth name	Dirk Cornelius Froneman
Date of birth	(1954-04-14) 14 April 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth	Winburg, Free State
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
School	Sarel Cilliers High School, Glencoe, KwaZulu-Natal
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1976 Free State () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1977 South Africa 1

Playing career

Froneman made his provincial debut for the Free State in 1976 and was part of the Free State team that won the Currie Cup in 1976. Froneman played his only test match for the Springboks against the World XV on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.^[2]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	World XV	45–24	Centre		27 August 1977	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Accolades

Froneman was one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1976, along with Wouter Hugo, Divan Serfontein, Nick Mallet and LM Rossouw.

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 492