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Former South Africa winger Cornal Hendricks dies aged 37

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Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks has died aged 37 after suffering a heart attack.

The winger made his Test debut for the Springboks against Wales in 2014 .

Hendricks was forced to retire from professional rugby 10 years ago after being diagnosed with a heart condition.

He returned to action with Pretoria -based Super Rugby side Bulls in 2019 .

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