- Thinus Delport
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name = Thinus Delport
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|2|2
placeofbirth =Port Elizabeth ,South Africa
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weight = 16 st 7 lbs (105 kg)
ru_position = Wing, Fullback
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ru_nationalteam = South Africa
ru_nationalyears = 2000-present
ru_nationalcaps = 18
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ru_ntupdate = 04 Jan 2008
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2004-2008
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109
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(15)
(112)
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university =Thinus Delport (born
2 February 1975 inPort Elizabeth ) is aSouth Africa nrugby union player who plays at wing or fullback forWorcester Warriors and South Africa.He started his career playing for the Lions from U21 level and he made his senior debut in 1997. Playing in the
Super 12 for the Lions formerly known as The Cats.Thinus joined Worcester from Gloucester in 2004. He made his international debut on the Springboks' 1997 European tour. However, it was three years before he made his test debut against Canada in East London (2000).
Delport also played in the Tsunami Memorial game representing the southern hemisphere alongside some of the world’s greatest players.
It was announced in March 2008 that Thinus would be moving to Japanese Side
Kobelco Steelers at the end of the season, to pursue a new rugby career there. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/worcester/7278673.stm|title=Delport to quit Sixways for Japan|accessdate=2008-05-08 |publisher=BBC Sport]References
External links
* [http://www.sarugby.co.za/profiles.asp?id=18276&Search=Delport South Africa Profile] at [http://www.sarugby.co.za/ SARugby.co.za]
* [http://www.wrfc.co.uk/1466_66.php Worcester Warriors Profile] at [http://www.wrfc.co.uk/ WRFC.co.uk]
* [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/112_146.php?player=3966&includeref=dynamic Guinness Premiership Profile] at [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/ GuinnessPremiership.com]
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