Duimpie Theron Explained

Duimpie Theron
Birth Name:Johannes Petrus Theron
Birth Date:7 May 1979
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Height:1.96m
Weight:113kg
Ru Position:Lock
Ru Provinceyears1:2001
Provinceyears2:2002–2005
Provinceyears3:2006
Provinceapps1:1
Provinceapps2:50
Provinceapps3:7
Provincepoints1:0
Ru Provincepoints2:55
Provincepoints3:0
Repyears1:1998–2004
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:0
School:Windhoek Technical High School

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]

Playing career

Theron played eight test matches for . His debut was in 1998, as a nineteen-year-old, in the Rugby World Cup qualifier against 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, after which his next and final test was only five years later in 2004, against .[3]

Test history

No. Opponents Results
(Nam 1st)
Position Tries Dates Venue
1. 22–10 Lock12 Sep 1998 COC Stadium, Casablanca
2. 17–8 Lock 16 Sep 1998 COC Stadium, Casablanca
3. 39–14 Lock 19 Sep 1998 COC Stadium, Casablanca
4. 18–67 Substitute 1 Oct 1999 Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers
5. 13–47 Substitute 8 Oct 1999 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
6. 11–72 Substitute 14 Oct 1999 Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
7. 79–13 Lock 17 Oct 1999 Gera
8. 39–22 Lock 13 Nov 2004 South West Stadium, Windhoek

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duimpie Theron. ESPN scrum. 2021-01-18.
  2. Book: Schoeman, Chris. Who's who of South African rugby 2002. 2002. Who's Who of SA Rugby. 0620261889. 6th. Cape Town. 136.
  3. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Duimpie Theron - Test matches. 2021-01-22. ESPN scrum.