Rudolph Philippus Bekker (15 December 1926 – 22 June 2012) was a South African international rugby union player.
Born in Dordrecht, Bekker was a member of a sporting family, with elder brother Jaap and younger brother Martiens both Springboks, while another brother Daniel found sporting success as an Olympic boxer.
Bekker, a winger, received a Springboks call up during a series against the visiting 1953 Wallabies, coming into the XV for the 3rd Test in Durban, where he scored a try in the first five-minutes of the match. He kept his place for the final Test in Port Elizabeth. A Northern Transvaal provincial player, Bekker was in the side that triumphed over Natal by one-point in the 1956 Currie Cup final, contributing a drop goal for his team.
See also List of South Africa national rugby union players
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