Deon Kayser

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Deon Kayser
Birth nameDeon Jerome Kayser
Date of birth (1970-07-03) 3 July 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Uitenhage, South Africa
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre,
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–1998 Eastern Province 43 (70)
2000–2004 Natal Sharks 50 (70)
2005 Eastern Province Elephants 2 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2004 Sharks 49 (50)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2001 South Africa 13 (25)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
1998 South Africa 7s 2
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2009 - 2023 Sharks (under-19)
2023 Ąžuolas Kaunas (Lithuania)

Deon Jerome Kayser (born 3 July 1970 in Uitenhage) is a South African former rugby union player and current coach. [1] He played as a wing.

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Career

Kayser made his senior provincial debut for Eastern Province in 1996 and at the end of the 1999 season he moved to the Sharks. He was called up for the Springboks during the test match at Durban on 19 June 1999 against Italy.

He was also part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, where he took part in 5 matches, and played the 1999 and 2001 Tri Nations. [2]

Until 2004, he played for the Sharks the following season with the Mighty Elephants, [3] at the end of which he retired. Since 2009, he is technical consultant [4] - and then coach of the Sharks' youth team.

Test history

No.OppositionResult
(SA 1st)
PositionTriesDateVenue
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101–0Replacement319 Jun 1999 Kings Park, Durban
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6–32Replacement17 Jul 1999 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
3.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18–34 Wing 7 Aug 1999 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–9Wing14 Aug 1999 Newlands, Cape Town
5.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46–29Wing13 Oct 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
6.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47–3Replacement10 Oct 1999Murrayfield, Edinburgh
7.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 39–3Wing115 Oct 1999 Hampden Park, Glasgow
8.Flag of England.svg  England 44–21Wing24 Oct 1999 Stade de France, Paris
9.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21–27Wing30 Oct 1999 Twickenham, London
10.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 60–14Replacement30 Jun 2001 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
11.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–12Replacement21 Jul 2001Newlands, Cape Town
12.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14–14Replacement18 Aug 2001 Subiaco Oval, Perth
13.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15–26Replacement25 Aug 2001 Eden Park, Auckland

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References

  1. "Deon Kayser". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. Colquhoun, Andy (2006). South African Rugby Annual 2006. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 64. ISBN   0620357762.
  3. Who's playing where in the Currie Cup
  4. "Lions will provide big challenge for Sharks" — Kayser