Piet du Toit
Introduction '''Pieter Stephanus "Piet" du Toit''', (9 October 1935 – 26 February 1996) was a South African rugby international. He played as a prop. Due to his relative small stature and light weight for a prop, but still being a strong scrummager, he was known as Piet "Spiere" du Toit. Spiere is the Afrikaans word for "muscles".
Career As a student at the University of Stellenbosch, du Toit made his senior provincial debut for  in 1956 and toured with the Springboks in New Zealand and Australia in 1956.In 1958 he started farming and joined the Malmesbury RFC and continued his provincial career at . He then also made his Test debut for the Springboks as a Boland player.He played his first test match on 26 July 1958 against France in a historic series for les Bleus. He was later chosen for a series of four matches against the All Blacks, and helped the Springboks to two wins, one draw, and one defeat.In 1960–61 he was selected for five games with the Springboks, who embarked on a tour of Europe. He helped beat Wales 3–0.He also participated in victories against Ireland 8–3 as well as over England 5-0 and Scotland 12–5.On 18 February 1961 the South Africans drew in Paris 0–0.Piet du Toit also took part in three victories over the Irish and Australia in 1961 to end his international career.=== Test history === No. Opponents  Results(SA 1st)  Position  Tries  Dates  Venue 1.3–3  Tighthead prop     26 Jul 1958  Newlands, Cape Town 2.5–9  Tighthead prop     16 Aug 1958  Ellis Park, Johannesburg 3.13–0  Tighthead prop   25 Jun 1960	 Ellis Park, Johannesburg  4.3–11  Tighthead prop   23 Jul 1960  Newlands, Cape Town	 5.11–11  Tighthead prop   13 Aug 1960 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein6.8–3  Tighthead prop   27 Aug 1960	 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 7.3–0  Tighthead prop    3 Dec 1960  Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 8.8–3  Tighthead prop   17 Dec 1960  Lansdowne Road, Dublin	 9.5–0  Tighthead prop  07 Jan 1961  Twickenham, London 10.12–5  Tighthead prop   21 Jan 1961  Murrayfield, Edinburgh 11.0–0  Tighthead prop   18 Feb 1961  Colombes Stadium, Paris 12.24–8  Tighthead prop     13 May 1961  Newlands, Cape Town 13.28–3  Tighthead prop 	  5 Aug 1961	 Ellis Park, Johannesburg14.23–11  Tighthead prop 	  12 Aug 1961	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Personal life Piet completed his schooling at Paarl Boys' High School. Du Toit graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a B. Comm degree. In 1957, Piet du Toit and his wife Barbara, a teacher, started farming on the Kloovenburg Wine Estate near Riebeek Kasteel, Western Cape which his father and father in law bought in 1956.Piet retired in 1989 and his son, Pieter du Toit, still farms on this estate. Two of his grandsons, Johan du Toit and Pieter-Steph du Toit, also plays professional rugby. Pieter-Steph has already followed in his grandfather's footsteps by becoming a Springbok.
See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. '''332'''
References
External links *  Photo and portrait at Springboks site- see 1960