Dippenaar was schooled at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch and represented South Africa at Under-19 level. He went on to play for the Junior Springboks at the 2008 Junior World Championship and tasted Currie Cup success with the Blue Bulls in 2009. He also featured prominently in the Bulls team of 2010, when they won their third Super Rugby title.
Dippenaar joined the Springbok Sevens set-up in 2012, making his debut for the Blitzboks in Wellington, New Zealand in the 2012/13 season. He was selected to play for the Springbok Sevens in 31 tournaments, played in 124 matches and scored 240 points (42 tries). He last featured in both tournament wins in Sydney and Las Vegas during the 2016/17 World Rugby Sevens Series, won by South Africa.
Injuries blighted most of his 2016/17 season though and the former midfielder has now decided to call it a day.
Dippenaar announced his retirement in October 2017 and will join a family farming business near Moorreesburg in the Western Cape.
JW October 17
Career
 |
South Africa 7's Outside Centre |
2014 - 2017 |
