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 birthUitenhage, South Africa
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre,
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–1998 Eastern Province 43 (70)
2000–2004 Natal Sharks 50 (70)
2005 Eastern Province Elephants 2 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2004 Sharks 49 (50)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2001 South Africa 13 (25)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1998 South Africa 7s 2
Coaching career
Years Team
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.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

No. Opposition Result
(SA 1st)
Position Tries Date Venue
1.  Italy 101–0 Replacement 3 19 Jun 1999 Kings Park, Durban
2.  Australia 6–32 Replacement 17 Jul 1999 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
3.  New Zealand 18–34 Wing 7 Aug 1999 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.  Australia 10–9 Wing 14 Aug 1999 Newlands, Cape Town
5.  Scotland 46–29 Wing 1 3 Oct 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
6.  Spain 47–3 Replacement 10 Oct 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh
7.  Uruguay 39–3 Wing 1 15 Oct 1999 Hampden Park, Glasgow
8.  England 44–21 Wing 24 Oct 1999 Stade de France, Paris
9.  Australia 21–27 Wing 30 Oct 1999 Twickenham, London
10.  Italy 60–14 Replacement 30 Jun 2001 Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
11.  New Zealand 3–12 Replacement 21 Jul 2001 Newlands, Cape Town
12.  Australia 14–14 Replacement 18 Aug 2001 Subiaco Oval, Perth
13.  New Zealand 15–26 Replacement 25 Aug 2001 Eden Park, Auckland

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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

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