Dominique du Toit

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Dominique du Toit
Date of birth (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Marondera, Zimbabwe
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2016–PresentFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 96
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Dominique du Toit (born 19 May 1997) is an Australian rugby league player. [1] She joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks during the 2024 NRLW season, making her debut in round 7 against the Sydney Roosters.

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Career

Du Toit was born in Maronderra, Zimbabwe. [2] She has represented Australia at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and the Commonwealth Youth Games. [2] She also competed at the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea. [3]

Du Toit made her debut for the Australian sevens team at the 2016 USA Women's Sevens in Atlanta. [3] She was selected for the Australian squad for the 2016 Olympics as an injury reserve. [4]

Du Toit was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14–12 in the quarterfinals. [6]

In 2022, Du Toit won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [7] [8] [9] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022. [10] [11]

She was named in the Australian squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [12] [13]

Personal life

In 2016 she made a guest appearance as herself on the Australian television show Neighbours. [14]

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References

  1. {{Cite url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2024/08/20/sevens-superstar-dominique-du-toit-signs-with-the-sharks/}}
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  3. 1 2 "du Toit to debut for Australian Womens Sevens in Atlanta". reds.rugby. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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