Anton Coenrad Pitout (born 20 November 1976) is a South African former
rugby union footballer.
Life
Having previously played for the and the in
Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...
, and internationally for
South Africa 7s, Pitout joined Irish province
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rà ruirech). Following the ...
in September 2005, despite having an offer from famous French club
Toulouse. There was much fanfare around Pitout's move to Munster, but his time with the province was not successful, with Pitout managing just 5 appearances during the
2005–06 season, before to join Japanese side
Ricoh Black Rams.
References
External links
Munster Profile
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Living people
1976 births
South African rugby union players
Munster Rugby players
Rugby union wings
Rugby union centres
South Africa international rugby sevens players
Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games