Johannes Petrus "Duimpie" Theron (born 7 May 1979) is a South African-born rugby union player who played for the Namibia national rugby union team and represented Namibia during the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[1][2]

Duimpie Theron
Birth nameJohannes Petrus Theron
Date of birth (1979-05-07) 7 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthBloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
SchoolWindhoek Technical High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001 Blue Bulls 1 (0)
2002–2005 Griquas 50 (55)
2006 Western Province 7 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2004 Namibia 8 (0)

Playing career

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Theron played eight test matches for Namibia. His debut was in 1998, as a nineteen-year-old, in the Rugby World Cup qualifier against Ivory Coast in Casablanca. Theron played in three matches during the pool stages at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Shortly after the World Cup, he also played in a test match against Germany, after which his next and final test was only five years later in 2004, against Morocco.[3]

Test history

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No. Opponents Results
(Nam 1st)
Position Tries Dates Venue
1.   Ivory Coast 22–10 Lock 12 Sep 1998 COC Stadium, Casablanca
2.   Morocco 17–8 Lock 16 Sep 1998 COC Stadium, Casablanca
3.   Zimbabwe 39–14 Lock 19 Sep 1998 COC Stadium, Casablanca
4.   Fiji 18–67 Substitute 1 Oct 1999 Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers
5.   France 13–47 Substitute 8 Oct 1999 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
6.   Canada 11–72 Substitute 14 Oct 1999 Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
7.   Germany 79–13 Lock 17 Oct 1999 Gera
8.   Morocco 39–22 Lock 13 Nov 2004 South West Stadium, Windhoek

References

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  1. ^ "Duimpie Theron". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ Schoeman, Chris (2002). Who's who of South African rugby 2002 (6th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 136. ISBN 0620261889.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Duimpie Theron - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 January 2021.