Thomas du Toit
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Joubert du Toit | ||
| Born | 5 May 1995 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Paarl Boys' High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Prop | ||
| Current club | Natal Sharks / Sharks | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| 2011–13 | Western Province | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014– | Natal Sharks | 15 | (15) |
| 2014– | Sharks | 11 | (5) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2013 | S.A. Schools | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | S.A. Under-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Barbarians | 2 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 19 April 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Thomas Joubert du Toit (born 5 May 1995 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Natal Sharks.[1] His regular position is prop.
Career
Youth
Du Toit represented Boland at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2008 and Western Province at the 2011 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and 2013 Under-18 Craven Week competitions. He played for the Paarl Boys' High School first team in 2012 and 2013,[2] also captaining the side in 2013.[3]
In 2013, Du Toit was included in the South African Schools side that played in three matches in August of that year.[4] He made a substitute appearance in a 19–14 victory match over England in Crawford,[5] played the entire second match – a 17–13 victory against France in George[6] and was an unused substitute in their final match, a 14–13 win over Wales in Worcester.[7]
Du Toit then opted to move to Durban to join the Natal Sharks academy for 2014.[8]
He was included in the S.A. Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[9]
Senior career
With no prior first class rugby behind his name, Du Toit was a surprise inclusion in the Sharks squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[10] Still finding himself behind the likes of Tendai Mtawarira in the pecking order, however, he dropped down to the Sharks XV squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup season.[11] He made his senior debut on 7 March 2014, against the Border Bulldogs in East London.[12] He came on as a half-time substitute and scored his first senior try just 15 minutes after coming on. His first start came three weeks later against the Free State XV in Bloemfontein.[13]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Thomas du Toit". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Union Sports Group Profile : Thomas du Toit". Union Sports Group. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Captain's profile: Thomas du Toit". Rugby365. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "2013 South African Schools season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs England". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs France". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "U19 Sharks Contracted Player for 2014". High School Sports Magazine. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sharks 2014 squad" (Press release). Sharks. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Sharks XV Vodacom Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Border Bulldogs vs Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State XV vs Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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