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    Former Springbok lock Hannes Strydom has died in a car accident aged 58

    Former Springbok lock Hannes Strydom has died in a car accident aged 58


    A pharmacist by trade, he was a member of the 1995 team that won rugby's World Cup at home.

    Strydom played 21 tests for South Africa between 1993 and 1997.

    He is the fifth member of the 1995 World Cup team to depart after Ruben Kruger, Joost van der Westhuizen, Chester Williams and James Small.

    Coach Kitch Christie died in 1998.

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