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Coenie Oosthuizen Full name Coenrad Victor Oosthuizen Date of birth 22 March 1989 Place of birth Potchefstroom/Kimberley Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 127 kg (20 st 0 lb) Nickname Shrek School Grey College, Bloemfontein University University of the Free State Rugby union career Playing career Position Prop Provincial/State sides Years Club / team Caps (points) Free State Cheetahs National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) South Africa Coenrad Victor Oosthuizen (nicknames: 'Coenie' or 'Shrek')[1] is a professional rugby union player who plays for Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup, Toyota Cheetahs in Super Rugby and was chosen for the Springboks squad in 2010 and 2011.[2] He was schooled at Grey College.
Coenie Oosthuizen plays in the loose-head prop position, although he can play both sides of the scrum. He boasts surprising pace for a man of his colossal weight (127 kg). He ended the 2010 Currie Cup season as the Cheetahs top try scorer.[3] Oosthuizen is known for his strong runs and work rate around the pitch but has often struggled in the scrum against the more technical srummagers.[4][5][6]
In 2010 Coenie scored a hattrick for the Free State Cheetahs in a Currie Cup game against the neighboring Griquas team. It is after a stand-out season for the Cheetahs during the 2010 Currie Cup domestic rugby season that Coenie was selected as part of the Springbok squad of 39 players to prepare for the November tour of Europe.
Squads
Coenie Oosthuizen was involved in the following squads:[7]
- 2011
- Toyota Free State Cheetahs (Currie Cup)
- Toyota Cheetahs (Super Rugby)
- Springboks (Tri-Nations (rugby union))
- 2010
- Springboks (Outgoing Tours - British Isles)
- Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (Currie Cup)
- Vodacom Cheetahs (Super Rugby)
- 2009
- Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (Currie Cup)
- South Africa (IRB Junior World Championship)
- Vodacom Cheetahs (Super Rugby)
- 2008
- Free State U21 (ABSA Under 21 Competition)
- Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (Currie Cup)
- Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (Vodacom Cup)
- Shimlas (FNB Varsity Cup)
- 2007
- Free State U/19 (ABSA U/19 Competition)
- SA Schools (SA Schools)
- Free State (U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week)
- 2006
- 2005
- Free State (U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week)
References
- ^ http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/article1067479.ece/30-Seconds-with-Cheetahs-prop-Coenie-Oosthuizen TimesLive: 30 Seconds with Cheetahs prop Coenie Oosthuizen
- ^ SA Rugby Profile
- ^ http://blogs.bettor.com/Coenie-Oosthuizens-criticisim-of-referee-during-scrums-Rugby-news-a90615 Bettor: Coenie Oosthuizen's criticisim of referee during scrums
- ^ http://www.rugbyxv.co.za/coaches-corner/news/333-player-watch-oosthuizen Player Watch: Oosthuizen
- ^ http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/article1067479.ece/30-Seconds-with-Cheetahs-prop-Coenie-Oosthuizen TimesLive: 30 Seconds with Cheetahs prop Coenie Oosthuizen
- ^ http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Super15/Coenie-Scrumming-comes-first-20110504 Sport24: Coenie - Scrummaging comes first
- ^ http://www.sarugby.net/playerprofile.aspx?id=37898&category=&leagueid=0 SA Rugby: Official Profile of Coenie Oosthuizen
External links
Central Cheetahs squad Forwards Badenhorst • Barnes • Brüssow • Calldo • Floors • Johnson • Muller • Nel • Oosthuizen • Roberts • Roodt • Steenkamp • Stevenson • Strauss • F.Uys • van der Westhuizen • van der Merwe • Vermeulen • RaubenheimerBacks Coach Categories:- Living people
- 1989 births
- South African rugby union biography stubs
- 2011
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