Deon Oosthuysen

Deon Eugene Oosthuysen (born 4 December 1963 in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa) is a former South African rugby player. He never played in a test match, but played for South Africa in 12 tour matches.

Deon Oosthuysen
Birth nameDeon Eugene Oosthuysen
Date of birth (1963-12-04) 4 December 1963
Place of birthVanderbijlpark, South Africa
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
SchoolDriehoek High, Vanderbijlpark
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1987
1988–1994		 Western Transvaal
Northern Transvaal		 16
140		 ?
?
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1993 South Africa 0 (20)[1]

Rugby career

He played for Western Transvaal (now known as the Leopards) and Northern Transvaal at provincial level.[2] He was known for having a lot of pace and scored 85 tries in 140 matches for Northern Transvaal, which is, at the time of writing (2016), still a record for any Northern Transvaal/Blue Bulls player.[3] Although he originally retired from playing in 1994 due to a hip injury, he made a comeback in 1996.[4]

In addition to playing in 12 tour matches and scoring four tries for South Africa, he was also an accomplished sevens player and was for a while coach of the South African sevens team in the late 1990s.[5]

See also

References
  1. van Rooyen, Quintus (20 October 1994). "Oosthuysen los rugby". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). South Africa. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. Currie Cup Individual Records
  3. Blue Bulls Statistics
  4. van Rooyen, Quintus (12 February 1996). "Deon Oosthuysen weer reg vir groot rugby". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). South Africa. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  5. "South Africa wary of being favorite". CNN/SI.
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