David John Brooke von Hoesslin (born 10 May 1975) is a South African former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

international who represented the Springboks in five Test matches. Born in Stellenbosch, von Hoesslin was a scrum-half and made all of his Springboks Test appearances in 1999, debuting against

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in Port Elizabeth, where he came off the bench. He was the starting scrum-half when the Springboks played Italy a week later in Durban and scored two first half tries in a 101–0 victory, which was at the time a team record winning margin. He also featured in the 1999 Tri Nations Series, including the Springboks's 0–28 loss to the

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in Dunedin, for which he and his halfback partner

Gaffie du Toit Gabriël Stephanus "Gaffie" du Toit (born 24 March 1976) is a South African rugby union footballer, who played 14 test matches for the national team, the Springboks, between 1998 and 2004. His usual position is at fly-half, though he has also p ...

were singled out for public criticism by coach

Nick Mallett Nicholas Vivian Haward Mallett (born 30 October 1956) is a former South African rugby union player who played for the Springboks, South Africa's national rugby union team, in 1984. He also coached the Springboks between 1997 and 2000 and was the ...

. In 2005 he was signed by Harlequins to bolster their half-back line.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:von Hoesslin, Dave 1975 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Harlequin F.C. players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Stormers players Sharks (rugby union) players Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby union players from the Western Cape Sportspeople from Stellenbosch

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