Stormers captain Salmaan Moerat pays tribute to Cornal Hendricks: 'A wonderful human and legend'

CapeTalk's Lester Kiewit speaks to DHL Stormers captain Salmaan Moerat.

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Cornal Hendricks, the dynamic Springbok and Blitzboks winger, has passed away at the age of 37 following a heart attack on Wednesday night (14 May).

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Moerat couldn't speak about the Stormers clash against Cardiff on Friday without paying tribute to Cornal Hendricks, whom he remembers as a 'legend' and 'human with a wonderful heart'.

"We all are really, really shocked by the news." 

- Salmaan Moerat, Captain - DHL Stormers

"Our deepest condolences go out to his family. An absolute legend of SA rugby and a local legend, someone we all looked up to. A legendary Springbok and someone who was a determined rugby player."

- Salmaan Moerat, Captain - DHL Stormers

"You could only see from the outside that he was a wonderful human being, and I got to know him on a small scale... It's absolutely tragic. He will definitely go down as one of the legends of SA Rugby."

- Salmaan Moerat, Captain - DHL Stormers

Rest in peace, Legend.

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