Dawie Theron
Birth nameDavid François Theron
Date of birth (1966-09-15) 15 September 1966
Place of birthBloemfontein, Free State
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
SchoolSand du Plessis High School, Bloemfontein
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
ChildrenJady Theron
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop, Loosehead prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Shimlas
Old–Greys
De Beers		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2000 Sale Sharks 30 (5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–1994
1995–2001		 Free State
Griqualand West		 61
89		 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998 Cats 9 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–1997 South Africa 13
Coaching career
Years Team
2007–2010
2011–2015
2016–2017		 Griquas
South Africa under-20
DoCoMo Red Hurricanes

David François Theron (born 15 September 1966) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Theron represented the South Africa Universities under–19 and under–20 teams in 1986. He made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1988 and in 1995 he joined Griqualand West.[2]

He made his test debut for the Springboks as a replacement against Australia on 3 August 1996 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. His last test match was against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland. Theron played thirteen test matches and two tour matched for the Springboks.[3]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults
(RSA 1st)		PositionPointsDatesVenue
1. Australia25–19Replacement3 August 1996Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
2. New Zealand18–29Replacement10 August 1996Newlands, Cape Town
3.New Zealand New Zealand32–22Loosehead prop31 August 1996Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4. Argentina46–15Loosehead prop9 November 1996Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
5.Argentina Argentina44–21Loosehead prop16 November 1996Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
6. France22–12Loosehead prop30 November 1996Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
7.France France13–12Loosehead prop7 December 1996Parc des Princes, Paris
8. Wales37–20Loosehead prop15 December 1996Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
9. British Lions15–18Replacement28 June 1997Kings Park, Durban
10.British & Irish Lions British Lions35–16Tighthead prop5 July 1997Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11.New Zealand New Zealand32–35Replacement19 July 1997Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12.Australia Australia20–32Tighthead prop2 August 1997Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
13.New Zealand New Zealand35–55Replacement9 August 1997Eden Park, Auckland

Coaching career

Theron started his coaching career with Griquas in 2002 as an assistant to Swys de Bruin. He was appointed the Griquas head coach in 2007 and in 2011 he was appointment as the South Africa under-20 head coach.[4] In 2016 and 2017, Theron was the head coach of the DoCoMo Red Hurricanes in Japan.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dawie Theron". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Schoeman, Chris (2004). Vodacom who's who of South African rugby 2004 : a comprehensive guide to the South African players, officials, media and competitions (8th ed.). Cape Town: Who's Who of SA Rugby. p. 123. ISBN 0620261889. OCLC 56517006.
  3. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 162. ISBN 0958423148.
  4. ↑ "DAWIE THERON". Professional Rugby Agency. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Cronjé, Hendrik (17 December 2017). "Another SA coach ditches Japan rugby". Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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