NJ Oosthuizen
Full name | Nicolaas Jacobus Oosthuizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolaas Jacobus Oosthuizen (born 19 November 1996 in
Rugby career
2012–14: Schoolboy rugby
Oosthuizen attended Hoër Landbouskool Marlow in
2015–: Eastern Province, Varsity Cup and South Africa Under-20
After school, Oosthuizen joined the Eastern Province Kings academy and he was included in their Under-19 squad for their 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A season.[3] He started the season at loosehead prop, playing there in their first four matches and scoring one try in their 41–24 win over the Leopards U19s.[4] He then shifted to tighthead prop for the remainder of the competition, making a further eight starts and playing off the bench in one match. His side had a great start to the season, winning their first ten matches in a row, eventually topping the log with eleven wins in their twelve matches, to qualify for the semi-finals.[5] Oosthuizen started their semi-final match against the Free State U19s and scored his second try of the season in a 31–15 victory over the team from Bloemfontein.[6] He also started the final and helped his team beat the Blue Bulls U19s 25–23 in Johannesburg[7] to win the competition for the first time in their history.[8]
In
In March 2016, Oosthuizen was included in a South Africa Under-20 training squad,[12] and made the cut to be named in a reduced provisional squad a week later.[13] He was released from the training camp to make his first class debut for the Eastern Province Kings in a 2016 Currie Cup qualification match against the Border Bulldogs,[14] but returned to be included in the final squad for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship tournament to be held in Manchester, England.[15] He missed out on selection for their opening match in Pool C of the tournament as South Africa came from behind to beat Japan 59–19,[16] but came on as a replacement in each of their remaining pool matches, a 13–19 defeat to Argentina[17] and a 40-31 bonus-point victory over France in their final match[18] to secure a semi-final place as the best runner-up in the competition. He made his first start in the semi-final, as South Africa faced three-time champions England. However, the hosts proving too strong for South Africa, knocking them out of the competition with a 39–17 victory.[19] He was again named on the bench against Argentina in the third-place play-off final, but failed to come on as Argentina beat South Africa – as they did in the pool stages – convincingly winning 49–19[20] and in the process condemning South Africa to fourth place in the competition.
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – NJ Oosthuizen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP CD 54–43 Zimbabwe". South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province U19 : 2015 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U19 24–41 Eastern Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province U19 31–15 Free State U19". South African Rugby Union. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province U19 25–23 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "WP young guns, EP clinch junior titles". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB NMMU MADIBAZ : 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 35–26 FNB NMMU MADIBAZ". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Large group invited to Junior Springbok trials camp". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Theron names provisional Junior Springbok squad". South African Rugby Union. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 14–28 Border". South African Rugby Union. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Ward to lead Junior Springboks in England". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 59–19 Japan U20". South African Rugby Union. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 13–19 Argentina U20". South African Rugby Union. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 40–31 France U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – England U20 39–17 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Argentina U20 49–19 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.