Johan du Toit
Johannes Willem du Toit (born 8 September 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He has played as a flanker and a lock.
| Full name | Johannes Willem du Toit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 September 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Swartland, Malmesbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Pieter-Steph du Toit (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
2008–2013: Schoolboy rugby
Du Toit was born in Cape Town, but grew up in the nearby Swartland area of the Western Cape. He was selected to represent his local Boland Cavaliers union at both the Under-13 Craven Week in 2008 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2013.
2014–2016: Sharks
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber praised veteran flyhalf Morné Steyn for his notable contribution in the green and gold - on and off the field - over an international career spanning 12 years following his retirement from international rugby on Tuesday.
2017–present: Western Province
At the start of 2017, Du Toit moved to Cape Town, where he joined the Western Province Currie Cup team.[2]
Personal life
Du Toit is the younger brother of Pieter-Steph, also a professional rugby player that represented the South African national team since 2013.[2] The two brothers were contracted to the Sharks at the same time (in 2014 and 2015) before reuniting at the Stormers from 2017 onwards.
References
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Johan du Toit". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Five new faces at DHL Newlands this season" (Press release). Stormers. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.