Deon Oosthuysen

Deon Eugene Oosthuysen (born 4 December 1963 in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa) is a former South African rugby player. He never played in a test match, but played for South Africa in 12 tour matches.

Deon Oosthuysen

Birth name	Deon Eugene Oosthuysen
Date of birth	(1963-12-04) 4 December 1963
Place of birth	Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
School	Driehoek High, Vanderbijlpark
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–1987 Western Transvaal 16 () 1988–1994 Northern Transvaal 140 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1993 South Africa 0 (20)

Rugby career

He played for Western Transvaal (now known as the Leopards) and Northern Transvaal at provincial level. He was known for having a lot of pace and scored 85 tries in 140 matches for Northern Transvaal, which is, at the time of writing (2016), still a record for any Northern Transvaal/Blue Bulls player. Although he originally retired from playing in 1994 due to a hip injury, he made a comeback in 1996.

In addition to playing in 12 tour matches and scoring four tries for South Africa, he was also an accomplished sevens player and was for a while coach of the South African sevens team in the late 1990s.

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 571

External links

• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Deon Oosthuysen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.