Pieter-Steph du Toit

Pieter-Steph du Toit
Full name Pieter Stephanus du Toit
Date of birth (1992-08-20) 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
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Stormers / Western Province
Youth Career
2010 Boland Cavaliers
2011–2012 Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Sharks XV 5 (5)
2012–2015 Sharks (Currie Cup) 5 (0)
2012–2015 Sharks 27 (0)
2016–present Stormers 40 (15)
Correct as of 13 July 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 South Africa Under-20 5 (5)
2013–present South Africa 41 (20)
2016 Springbok XV 1 (5)
Correct as of 29 September 2018

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Pieter-Steph du Toit sticks with Sharks". Sport24. Media24. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Pieter-Steph du Toit". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "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
Preceded by
Eben Etzebeth		 Springbok Captain
2017		 Next:
Siya Kolisi
  • "SA Rugby Player Profile – Pieter-Steph du Toit". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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