Stormers Flanker · South Africa
Pieter-Steph du Toit
- Position
- Flanker
- Country
- South Africa
- Age
- 34
- Born
- 20 Aug 1992
- Height
- 2.00 m
- Weight
- not available
- Caps
- 98
- Test tries · pts
- not available
Season by season
— means no data from the provider| Season | App | St | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Rugby's Greatest Rivalry · South Africa | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 Nations Championship · South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Int. Friendly Games · South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Minutes are not recorded in the match feed for these matches.
Last five matches
- Won v New Zealand 43–28 Rugby's Greatest Rivalry · · started 1 try
- Won v New Zealand 29–24 Rugby's Greatest Rivalry · · started
- Won v New Zealand 33–26 Rugby's Greatest Rivalry · · started
- Lost v New Zealand 16–33 Rugby's Greatest Rivalry · · started
- Won v Wales 43–0 Nations Championship · · started
Match by match
8 tracked matches| Attack | Total |
|---|---|
| Running metres | 195 |
| Carries | 53 |
| Clean breaks | 3 |
| Offloads | 0 |
| Try assists | 0 |
| Passes | 25 |
| Defence | Total |
|---|---|
| Tackles made | 92 |
| Tackles missed | 30 |
| Tackle success | 75% |
Rugby's Greatest Rivalry 4 apps · 1 try
| Match | Car | M | Tkl | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v New Zealand 12 Sep 2026 · W 43–28 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| v New Zealand 5 Sep 2026 · W 29–24 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| v New Zealand 29 Aug 2026 · W 33–26 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 |
| v New Zealand 22 Aug 2026 · L 16–33 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals 4 apps · 1 try | 21 | 80 | 49 | 1 |
Nations Championship 3 apps · 0 tries
| Match | Car | M | Tkl | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v Wales 18 Jul 2026 · W 43–0 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| v Scotland 11 Jul 2026 · W 42–28 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| v England 4 Jul 2026 · W 45–21 | 12 | 40 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals 3 apps · 0 tries | 24 | 75 | 36 | 0 |
Int. Friendly Games 1 app · 1 try
| Match | Car | M | Tkl | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v Barbarians 20 Jun 2026 · W 80–31 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 1 |
| Totals 1 app · 1 try | 8 | 40 | 7 | 1 |
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About Pieter-Steph du Toit
Pieter-Steph du Toit has been World Rugby Player of the Year and, in the 2023 World Cup final, made 28 tackles in a Test South Africa won by a single point.
That final is the shortest way to explain him. He is a 200cm forward who has played lock and blindside at the highest level, and whose defining quality is not size or lineout work but volume — a tackle count that stays high in the eightieth minute of a knockout match.
He won the world player award in 2019, at the end of a season in which South Africa took the Rugby Championship and the World Cup. He was named man of the match in the 2023 final. Those two seasons bookend a career that has run almost exactly alongside the Springboks’ return to the top of the game.
He came through Western Province and the Stormers, moved to the Sharks, then to Toyota Verblitz in Japan.
Injuries have cost him whole seasons — a serious knee injury in 2020 kept him out for over a year — and there is a reasonable argument that his availability, not his level, has been the only limit on his career.
He turned 34 in 2026, in a back row where the succession question is now genuinely open.
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What position does Pieter-Steph du Toit play?
Pieter-Steph du Toit plays as a flanker for South Africa.
Which team does Pieter-Steph du Toit play for?
Pieter-Steph du Toit currently plays for Stormers.
How old is Pieter-Steph du Toit?
Pieter-Steph du Toit is 34 years old (born 20 August 1992).
How tall is Pieter-Steph du Toit?
Pieter-Steph du Toit stands 2m tall.
What nationality is Pieter-Steph du Toit?
Pieter-Steph du Toit is from South Africa.
How many tries has Pieter-Steph du Toit scored?
Pieter-Steph du Toit has scored 2 tries and 10 points across 8 tracked matches.