Thinus Delport
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| Thinus Delport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | February 2, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lbs (105 kg) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
2002-2004 2004-present |
Lions Gloucester Worcester |
22 72 |
(15) (65) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2000-present | South Africa | 18 | (15) |
Thinus Delport (born 2 February 1975 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby union player who plays at wing or fullback for Worcester Warriors and South Africa.
He started his career playing for the Lions from U21 level and he made his senior debut in 1997. Playing in the Super 12 for the Lions formerly known as The Cats.
Thinus joined Worcester from Gloucester in 2004.
He made his international debut on the Springboks' 1997 European tour. However, it was three years before he made his test debut against Canada in East London (2000).
Delport also played in the Tsunami Memorial game representing the southern hemisphere alongside some of the world’s greatest players.
It was announced in March 2008 that Thinus would be moving to Japanese Side Kubota Spears at the end of the season, to pursue a new rugby career there. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Delport to quit Sixways for Japan. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
[edit] External Links
- South Africa Profile at SARugby.co.za
- Worcester Warriors Profile at WRFC.co.uk
- Guinness Premiership Profile at GuinnessPremiership.com
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