Thinus Delport

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Thinus Delport
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1975-02-02) February 2, 1975
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	16 st 7 lb (105 kg)
Playing career
Position	Wing, Fullback
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2002–04 2004–08 2008–10	Lions Gloucester Rugby Worcester Warriors Kobelco Steelers	22 109	(15) (112)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2000–11	South Africa	18	(15)

Thinus Delport (Born 2 February 1975 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African ex rugby union player who played 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. Thinus left Worcester Warriors in 2007 and became a television rugby presenter 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 Kobelco Steelers at the end of the season, to pursue a new rugby career there.^[1]

On the 24th of June 2010 it was announced Thinus had signed a 1 year deal at National 1 outfit Stourbridge as a player coach.

References

↑ "Delport to quit Sixways for Japan". BBC Sport. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.

External links

v t e South Africa squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Bands Bezuidenhout Boome Botha Burger Coetzee Krige (c) Matfield Rautenbach Rossouw Santon Scholtz Sephaka Smit Smith van Niekerk

Backs	Barry Delport Fourie Greeff Hougaard de Kock Koen Loubscher Muller Paulse Terblanche van der Westhuizen van der Westhuyzen Willemse

Coach	Straeuli

Persondata
Name	Delport, Thinus
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby union player
Date of birth	2 February 1975
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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