Johannes Willem du Toit (born 8 September 1995) is a South African

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 ...

player for 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 in the

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

and in the Rugby Challenge. He has played as a flanker and a lock.

Rugby career

2008–2013: Schoolboy rugby

Du Toit was born in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

, but grew up in the nearby Swartland area of the

Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...

. He was selected to represent his local union at both the Under-13 Craven Week in 2008 and the Under-18

Craven Week The Craven Week is an annual rugby union tournament organised for schoolboys in the Republic of South Africa. The tournament started in July 1964, and is named after the legendary Springbok rugby union player and coach Dr Danie Craven. The tou ...

in 2013.

2014–2016: Sharks

2017–present: Western Province

At the start of 2017, Du Toit moved to

, where he joined the

team.

Personal life

Du Toit is the younger brother of Pieter-Steph, also a professional rugby player that represented the n national team since 2013. The two brothers were contracted to the at the same time (in 2014 and 2015) before reuniting at the Stormers from 2017 onwards.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Du Toit, Johan South African rugby union players Living people 1995 births Rugby union players from Cape Town Rugby union locks Rugby union flankers Sharks (Currie Cup) players Stormers players Western Province (rugby union) players