Stephan Dippenaar

Stephanus Christiaan Dippenaar (born 3 January 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently represents the South Africa national sevens team in the IRB Sevens World Series.[1] Between 2008 and 2011 he played for the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.

Stephan Dippenaar

Birth name	Stephanus Christiaan Dippenaar
Date of birth	(1988-01-03) 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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside-Centre / Winger Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2011 Blue Bulls 32 (30) Correct as of 28 March 2015 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2011 Bulls 21 (5) Correct as of 28 March 2015 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 2012–present South Africa Under-20 South Africa Sevens 2 (5) Correct as of 28 March 2015
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa World Games 2013 Cali Team competition

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.