{"id":61833,"date":"2025-05-15T10:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T08:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/?p=61833"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:35:04","slug":"bolandse-rugbylegende-en-oud-springbok-sterf-weens-hartaanval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/bolandse-rugbylegende-en-oud-springbok-sterf-weens-hartaanval\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolandse rugbylegende en oud-Springbok sterf weens hartaanval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rugbyliefhebbers van regoor die land het Donderdagoggend (15 Mei) wakker geword met die hartseer nuus dat die oud-Springbok-vleuel, Cornal Hendricks, Woensdagaand vermoedelik weens &#8216;n hartaanval op 37-jarige-ouderdom afgesterf het.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-attachment-id=\"61839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/bolandse-rugbylegende-en-oud-springbok-sterf-weens-hartaanval\/afp__20150725__par82_35218-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AFP__20150725__Par82_35218-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AFP__20150725__Par82_35218\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cornal Hendricks is hier in aksie as vleuel vir die Springbokke tydens &amp;#8216;n wedstryd teen die All Blacks in Johannesburg op 25 Julie 2015. Foto: AFP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cornal Hendricks is hier in aksie as vleuel vir die Springbokke tydens &amp;#8216;n wedstryd teen die All Blacks in Johannesburg op 25 Julie 2015. Foto: AFP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AFP__20150725__Par82_35218-1-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AFP__20150725__Par82_35218-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Cornal Hendricks is hier in aksie as vleuel vir die Springbokke tydens 'n wedstryd teen die All Blacks in Johannesburg op 25 Julie 2015. Foto: AFP\" class=\"wp-image-61839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AFP__20150725__Par82_35218-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AFP__20150725__Par82_35218-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AFP__20150725__Par82_35218-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AFP__20150725__Par82_35218-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cornal Hendricks is hier in aksie as vleuel vir die Springbokke tydens &#8216;n wedstryd teen die All Blacks in Johannesburg op 25 Julie 2015. Foto: AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hendricks, &#8216;n boorling van die Paarl wie sy ho\u00ebrskool loopbaan by die Bergrivier Sekond\u00eare Skool in Wellington voltooi het, het in 2008 sy buiging tot professionele rugby gemaak toe hy &#8216;n kontrak met die Boland Kavaliers geteken het.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012 sluit hy aan by die Vrystaatse Cheetahs en dis juis hier waar sy talent raakgesien en hy in 2014 in die Springbok-span opgeneem is.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het die Springbokke in 2014 en 2015 in altesaam 12 toetse as vleuel verteenwoordig.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hendricks het ook vir die Blitzbokke, die Suid-Afrikaanse sewespan, asook vanaf 2019 tot onlangs vir die Bulle, uitgedraf.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Paarl Post<\/em> het voorheen berig dat Hendricks in 2015 met &#8216;n harttoestand gediagnoseer is. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy in 2019 na die rugbyveld teruggekeer na drie jaar van rehabilitasie en mediese konsultasies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benewens sy professionele loopbaan het hy ook graag teruggeploeg in sy gemeenskap deur inisiatiewe soos die Cornal Hendricks-stigting. Die stigting sou dikwels rugbyklinieke by veral landelike skole aanbied.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk onthou nog my skoolrugbydae soos gister. Ek het baie pret gehad, maar ek het groot gedroom.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Julle is die rolmodelle en leiers van die toekoms. 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