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]
 Kirkpatrick in New Zealand in 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Alexander Ian Kirkpatrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 July 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 November 2012 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Somerset West, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kimberley Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes
edit- ^ "Ian Kirkpatrick". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Former Bok Dies". iafrica.com. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.