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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) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Swartland, Malmesbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Piet du Toit (grandfather), Johan du Toit (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Willemien du Toit (m. 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pieter Stephanus du Toit (born 20 August 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player. Du Toit plays as a lock or a flanker for the South Africa national team and the Toyota Verblitz in Japan Rugby League One. After winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup with South Africa, he was awarded the 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year. He was awarded player of the match in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand.
Du Toit went to school at Hoërskool Swartland where he played mostly in the back row. [2]
Du Toit was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. [3]
In July 2013, Du Toit signed a two-year contract extension with the Sharks. [4] The Sharks announced his departure in October 2015. [5]
He made his South Africa Test debut versus Wales in Cardiff on 9 November 2013 at age 21. [6] 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 came off the bench in the quarter-final, when 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 2 June 2018, Du Toit became the 60th captain of South Africa, as he led the Springboks out against Wales, losing the match 20–22. Du Toit also took part in the mid-year series against England, which South Africa won.
He moved to the back row from 2019 onwards. [2]
Du Toit was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [7] South Africa won the tournament, defeating England in the final. [8] He was awarded the World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year in 2019. He was also Player of the Match in the 2023 World Cup final against the All Blacks in the Springboks successful defense of their World Cup title, making an astounding 28 tackles. [9]
Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
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![]() | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 66.67 |
![]() | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
British and Irish Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 50 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
![]() | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
Total | 58 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 57.76 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
Try | Opposition | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | ![]() | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands | Test match | 11 June 2016 | Lost 20–26 |
2 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium | Test match | 18 June 2016 | Won 32–26 |
3 | ![]() | Salta, Argentina | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena | 2016 Rugby Championship | 27 August 2016 | Lost 24–26 |
4 | ![]() | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 2017 Rugby Championship | 19 August 2017 | Won 37–15 |
5 | ![]() | Yokohama, Japan | International Stadium Yokohama | 2019 Rugby World Cup | 21 September 2019 | Lost 13–23 |
6 | ![]() | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 19 August 2023 | Won 52–16 |
7 | ![]() | Marseille, France | Stade Vélodrome | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 10 September 2023 | Won 18–3 |
Natal Sharks
South Africa Rugby Union Awards
International Rugby Board awards
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