Robert James Cockrell (4 April 1950 – 26 May 2000) was a South African

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player who played eleven

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for the

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Playing career

Cockrell made his provincial debut for

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in 1972 and played in 102 matches for the union. He made his test debut for the

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on 23 November 1974 at Stade Municipal in Toulouse against

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. Cockrell scored his first and only test try during his third test match on 21 June 1975 in Bloemfontein against the touring

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team captained by

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. His last test match, was the Springboks’ first ever test match against the

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on 20 September 1981 at the Owl Creek Polo ground in

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. Cockrell also played in 14 tour matches for the Springboks and scored one try.

Test history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cockrell, Robert 1950 births 2000 deaths South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Rugby union hookers Western Province (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Cape Town

Playing career

Test history

See also

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