Coenie Oosthuizen

Coenie Oosthuizen
Full nameCoenrad Victor Oosthuizen
Date of birth (1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthPotchefstroom, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb; 20 st 0 lb)
SchoolGrey College, Bloemfontein
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead prop
Current team Sale Sharks
Youth career
2005–2008 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 UFS Shimlas 7 (5)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2015 Free State Cheetahs 55 (55)
2010 Cheetahs XV 1 (0)
2010–2015 Cheetahs 74 (40)
2016–2019 Sharks 44 (10)
2018–2019 Sharks (Currie Cup) 11 (0)
2019– Sale Sharks 93 (15)
Correct as of 20 May 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 South Africa Schools
2009 South Africa Under-20 5 (0)
2010 South Africa (tour) 1 (0)
2012–2017 South Africa (tests) 30 (20)
2013 Barbarians 1 (0)
2014 Springboks 1 (0)
2016 South Africa 'A' 2 (0)
Correct as of 6 April 2018
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing  South Africa
Rugby World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 England Squad

Coenraad Victor Oosthuizen (born 22 March 1989), nicknamed 'Coenie' or 'Shrek',[1] is a professional rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the English Premiership. He previously represented the Free State Cheetahs and Sharks in the Currie Cup, the Cheetahs and Sharks in Super Rugby and also was chosen for the Springboks squad in 2010, 2011 and 2012, making his test debut in the first test against England in Durban in 2012.[2]

  1. ^ http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/article1067479.ece/30-Seconds-with-Cheetahs-prop-Coenie-Oosthuizen TimesLive: 30 Seconds with Cheetahs prop Coenie Oosthuizen
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Coenie Oosthuizen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.