Dirk Cornelius Froneman (born 14 April 1954 in Winburg, Free State, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career Froneman made his provincial debut for the Free State in 1976 and was part of the Free State team that won the Currie Cup in 1976. Froneman played his only test match for the Springboks against the World XV on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.

Test history

No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue 1. World XV 45–24 Centre 27 August 1977 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Accolades Froneman was one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1976, along with Wouter Hugo, Divan Serfontein, Nick Mallet and LM Rossouw.

See also List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 492

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