Ozard Martin du Toit (born 27 June 1989) is a South African professional

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player for Spanish

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side

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. He is a utility back that can play as a fly-half, fullback or inside centre.

Career

Youth, Amateur and Varsity rugby

Du Toit played high school rugby for

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, playing for the first XV since age 16 and making in excess of 50 appearances for his school. Du Toit joined in 2008, where he played for the side during the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the side during the 2009 and 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championships. Du Toit spent 2011 playing club rugby for Hamiltons in the Western Province Super League before joining the prior to the 2012 Varsity Cup. He started all seven of the Madibaz' matches, scoring one try and kicking four conversions.

SWD Eagles

Du Toit joined

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-based side for the

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season. He made his first class debut in their match against the in

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. After one more appearance off the bench in their match against the , he made his first start against the in

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. He made a fourth appearance against the , but suffered a broken hand that rules him out for the rest of the season. In his first full season in 2013, he quickly established himself as a regular for the side. Seven appearances followed in the

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competition – which included Du Toit's first senior try in their final match of the competition against the – and he started eleven of his side's fifteen matches during the

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, scoring three tries. Du Toit was shifted to inside centre for the

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competition, contributing one try as he helped his side to the quarter-finals and was again named in the squad for their

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campaign.

References

1989 births Living people Eastern Province Elephants players Hamilton RFC, Sea Point players Rugby union centres Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union players from Welkom South African rugby union players Southern Kings players SWD Eagles players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub