 du Toit playing in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Thomas Joubert du Toit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 136 kg (21 st 6 lb; 300 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Joubert du Toit (born 5 May 1995) is a South African professionalrugby union player for theSouth Africa national team andBath Rugby[1] in theGallagher Premiership. His regular position isprop. His nickname isThe Tank.
Du Toit represented Boland at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2008 andWestern Province at the 2011 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and 2013 Under-18Craven Week competitions. He played for thePaarl Boys' High School first team in 2012 and 2013,[2] also captaining the side in 2013.[3]
In 2013, Du Toit was included in the South African Schools side that played in three matches in August of that year.[4] He made a substitute appearance in a 19–14 victory match over England inCrawford,[5] played the entire second match – a 17–13 victory againstFrance inGeorge[6] and was an unused substitute in their final match, a 14–13 win over Wales inWorcester.[7]
Du Toit then opted to move toDurban to join theSharks academy for 2014.[8]
Du Toit was included in theSouth Africa Under-20 side for the2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[9][more detail needed]
In 2015, Du Toit was included in theSouth Africa Under-20 squad that touredArgentina.[10] He started both of their tour matches[11][12] and was then included in the final squad for the2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[13] He started all three of their matches in Pool B of the competition; a 33–5 win against hostsItaly,[14] a 40–8 win againstSamoa which saw Du Toit score South Africa's first try of the match in the seventh minute[15] and a 46–13 win overAustralia[16] to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. Du Toit started their semi-final match againstEngland, but could not prevent them losing 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession.[17] He started their third-place play-off match againstFrance, scoring his second try of the tournament to help South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.[18]
With no prior first class rugby behind his name, Du Toit was a surprise inclusion in theSharks squad for the2014 Super Rugby season.[19] Still finding himself behind the likes ofTendai Mtawarira in the pecking order, however, he dropped down to theSharks XV squad for the2014 Vodacom Cup season.[20] He made his senior debut on 7 March 2014, against theBorder Bulldogs inEast London.[21] He came on as a half-time substitute and scored his first senior try just 15 minutes after coming on. His first start came three weeks later against theFree State XV inBloemfontein.[22]
On 4 October 2016, it was announced that Du Toit would be joining IrishPro14 sideMunster on a three-month contract, following the completion of hisCurrie Cup commitments.[23] On 26 November 2016, Du Toit made his competitive debut for Munster when he came on as a replacement in the sides 46–3 win againstBenetton in a2016–17 Pro12 fixture atThomond Park.[24]
On the 22nd of March 2023 Du Toit signed forEnglish Premiership Rugby sideBath Rugby. Du Toit will officially join the team once the2023 Rugby World Cup ends and he comes back from playing forSouth Africa. He will most likely make his debut in November 2023.[1] Following an impressive season he was named in the Premiership Rugby Team of the Season for the2023–24 campaign.[25]
In 2016, Du Toit was included in aSouth Africa 'A' squad that played atwo-match series against a touringEngland Saxons team.[26] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match inBloemfontein,[27] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[28] He also started the second match of the series, a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons inGeorge.[29] He captained the South Africa A-side on 10 November 2022 againstMunster Rugby and then again against theBristol Bears on 17 November 2022.
Du Toit was not initially named in South Africa's squad for the2019 Rugby World Cup.[30] However he was called up to replace the injuredTrevor Nyakane in the pool stage.[31] South Africa went on to win the tournament, defeatingEngland in the final.[32]
