Date of birth | July 29, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Shawnigan Lake School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giuseppe du Toit (born 29 July 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a centre for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents Canada internationally.[1]
On 27 September 2019, he was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup as an injury replacement to Nick Blevins and also marked his first World Cup appearance.[2]
Career
He made his international debut for Canada against Chile on 11 February 2017.[3] He received his maiden World Cup call for the 2019 World Cup while he was pursuing his studies at the University of Victoria and made his debut World Cup match appearance against South Africa on 5 October 2019.[4]
References
- ^ "Giuseppe du Toit". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Canada call for Sauder and du Toit as midfield pair drop out". Americas Rugby News. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Canada v Chile". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Du Toit eager to make most of his World Cup call". The Independent. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canadian rugby union players
- Canada international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- University of Victoria alumni
- BC Bears players
- Toronto Arrows players
- Shawnigan Lake School alumni
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- Rugby union players from British Columbia
- Miami Sharks (rugby union) players
- Canadian rugby union biography stubs