Pieter-Steph du Toit
Full name | Pieter Stephanus du Toit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Swartland, Malmesbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Piet du Toit (grandfather), Johan du Toit (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pieter Stephanus du Toit (born 20 August 1992) is a South African rugby union footballer. Du Toit plays as a lock or a flanker for the South Africa national team, the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup.
Du Toit was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[1]
In July 2013, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Sharks.[2] However, he did sign a further contract renewal and the Sharks announced his departure in October 2015.[3]
He made his Springbok Test debut versus Wales in Cardiff on 9 November 2013 at age 21.[4] Du Toit has since become a regular for the Springboks and was a part of the South African team for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Du Toit managed to come off the bench in the quarter final, where South Africa beat Wales, 23-19, at Twickenham Stadium. The following season saw Du Toit become a regular starter for South Africa, under new Head Coach, Allister Coetzee.
On the 2 June 2018, Du Toit became the 60th Captain of South Africa, as he led the Springboks out against Wales. Although the Springboks lost to Wales, 20-22, Tu Toit took part in the mid-year England series, which South Africa won.
Personal life
Du Toit is the grandson of former Springbok prop, Piet "Spiere" du Toit and is the older brother of Johan, also a professional rugby player. The two brothers were contracted to the Sharks at the same time (in 2014 and 2015) before reuniting at the Stormers from 2017 onwards.[5]
References
- ↑ "Goosen, Kitshoff, Du Toit nucleus of powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Pieter-Steph du Toit sticks with Sharks". Sport24. Media24. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ "Pieter-Steph du Toit departs Cell C Sharks" (Press release). Sharks. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Pieter-Steph du Toit". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "Five new faces at DHL Newlands this season" (Press release). Stormers. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
Rugby Union Captain | ||
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Preceded by Eben Etzebeth |
Springbok Captain 2017 |
Next: Siya Kolisi |
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Pieter-Steph du Toit". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- Sharks Profile
- itsrugby.co.uk Profile
- IRB Profile