Caylib Oosthuizen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caylib Rees Oosthuizen | ||
| Born |
1 September 1989 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Oudtshoorn High | ||
| University | University of Johannesburg | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Loosehead Prop | ||
| Current club | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | SWD Eagles | ||
| 2008–2010 | Golden Lions | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011 | UJ | 8 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–2012 | Golden Lions | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Lions | 6 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Free State Cheetahs | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Cheetahs | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–present | Eastern Province Kings | 1 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2007 | SA Schools Academy | () | |
| 2009 | South Africa U20 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. | |||
Caylib Rees Oosthuizen (born 1 September 1989 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a rugby union player who regularly plays as a loosehead prop. He currently plays for the Eastern Province Kings.
Career
Oosthuizen started his senior career in Johannesburg with the Lions, however, he was unable to hold down a regular starting slot and left having only made a handful of appearances.
He joined the Free State Cheetahs in 2013 and presently represents them in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions.[1][2]
In 2013, he was included in the Cheetahs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season and was named on the substitutes' bench for their match against the Sharks,[3] but failed to make an appearance. Again included in 2014,[4] and made his debut by starting in a 21–20 defeat to the Lions in Bloemfontein.[5][6]
Oosthuizen previously represented the University of Johannesburg in the 2011 Varsity Cup where he started all 8 of his sides' matches.[7]
International
Oosthuizen represented South Africa under 20 in the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in Japan.[8]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Caylib Oosthuizen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cheetahs sign Lions prop". Sport 24. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks 6-12 Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Toyota Cheetahs kondig groep aan vir 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby seisoen" (Press release) (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 20-21 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "UJ steals the show in Varsity Cup opening match". UJ. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Caylib Oosthuizen IRB JWC 2009 Player Profile". IRB. Retrieved 23 July 2013.