Pieter-Steph du Toit

Pieter-Steph du Toit
Card while playing for Toyota Verblitz in 2022
Full namePieter Stephanus du Toit
Date of birth (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)[1]
SchoolHoërskool Swartland, Malmesbury
Notable relative(s)Piet du Toit (grandfather),
Johan du Toit (brother)
Spouse
Willemien du Toit
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(m. 2015)​
Children3
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker / Number 8
Current team Toyota Verblitz
Youth career
2010 Boland Cavaliers
2011–2012 Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Sharks XV 5 (5)
2012–2015 Sharks (Currie Cup) 5 (0)
2012–2015 Sharks 27 (0)
2016–2021 Stormers 59 (20)
2022– Toyota Verblitz 24 (10)
Correct as of 1 November 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 South Africa Under-20 5 (5)
2013– South Africa 84 (55)
2016 Springbok XV 1 (5)
Correct as of 30 September 2024
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing  South Africa
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan Squad
Gold medal – first place 2023 France Squad

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.

  1. ^ a b "Pieter-Steph du Toit player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.