Springbok no. 332 · Tight-head Prop

Piet du Toit

Pieter Stephanus du Toit · Boland

14Tests

0Tries

2Tours

22Age at debut

Test career

195819591961

First test

26 Jul 1958, age 22 · Tight-head Prop v France, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

12 Aug 1961, age 25 · Tight-head Prop v Australia, Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth

Biography

Piet du Toit, known as ‘Spiere’ (muscles), was a strong tight-head prop who played 14 Tests between 1958 and 1961. Born in Petrusville on 9 October 1935 and educated at Paarl Boys’ High, he came through the Stellenbosch under-19 side with his hooker Abie Malan and played for Boland.

He played against New Zealand in 1960 and on the 1960–61 tour of Britain, Ireland and France. He died on 26 February 1996.

Test history

14 tests · 0 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
26 Jul 1958	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	D 3–3	Boland
16 Aug 1958	France	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	L 5–9	Boland
25 Jun 1960	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 13–0	Boland
23 Jul 1960	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	L 3–11	Boland
13 Aug 1960	New Zealand	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Tight-head Prop	D 11–11	Boland
27 Aug 1960	New Zealand	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	W 8–3	Boland
03 Dec 1960	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Tight-head Prop	W 3–0	Boland
17 Dec 1960	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Tight-head Prop	W 8–3	Boland
07 Jan 1961	England	Twickenham, London	Tight-head Prop	W 5–0	Boland
21 Jan 1961	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Tight-head Prop	W 12–5	Boland
18 Feb 1961	France	Stade Olympique, Colombes, Paris	Tight-head Prop	D 0–0	Boland
13 May 1961	Ireland	Newlands, Cape Town	Tight-head Prop	W 24–8	Boland
05 Aug 1961	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Tight-head Prop	W 28–3	Boland
12 Aug 1961	Australia	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Tight-head Prop	W 23–11	Boland