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.

Johan du Toit

Full name	Johannes Willem du Toit
Date of birth	(1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)
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)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Lock Youth career 2008–2013 Boland Cavaliers 2014–2016 Sharks Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 UKZN Impi 3 (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 Sharks XV 9 (5) 2017–2022 Stormers 15 (5) 2017–2022 Western Province 41 (35) Correct as of 16 September 2022

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

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

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Johan du Toit". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
2. "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.