The rugby world mourns the passing of beloved legend Cornal Hendricks, who tragically passed last week. Among the many heartfelt tributes, self-taught artist Ricollin Moodley, known as Ricollinart, created a breathtaking portrait of Hendricks using only lipstick.
Wellington, South Africa (20 May 2025) – Our nation lost one of its talented and well-loved rugby legends, Cornal Hendricks, last week from what is believed to have been a heart attack.
According to SuperSport, Hendricks, who was diagnosed with the heart condition late in 2015 and missed several years of rugby because no team would take the risk of playing him with the condition, was finally given the chance to return to the rugby field for the Vodacom Bulls in 2019.
More than just a rugby star, Hendricks has had a great impact in Western Cape communities through the Cornal Hendricks Foundation, which is rooted in strengthening communities by encouraging, empowering and enabling young people to become the best they can through its programmes.
Many have paid tribute to the fallen rugby legend, and among them was talented South African self-taught artist, Ricollin Moodley, widely known as Ricollinart on his social platforms.
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Known for his creative and unconventional art mediums, Ricollinart captured a video of himself breathing life onto canvas as he crafted a most beautiful portrait of the former Springboks wing, made entirely with different shades and hues of lipstick.
In the clip, each skillfully drawn line, stroke, shade, and colour-fill impressively captures the striking resemblance of Hendricks and the essence of life that has won over hearts, gave his all on the rugby field, earned 115 caps and scored 34 tries across all competitions.
“Tribute to rugby legend Cornal Hendricks. Rest in peace, legend,” Ricollinart said in his Instagram post.
As Hendricks is laid to rest this Sunday, we extend our deepest sympathies to all who knew and were inspired by this remarkable athlete.
Sources: Ricollinart | Supersport
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