1. Career
    Youth and Varsity Cup rugby  Blue Bulls  Eastern Province Kings / Southern Kings  Free State Cheetahs / Cheetahs 

2. References

Devin André Oosthuizen (born 28 May 1988) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the {{Rut Free State Cheetahs}}.^[1] His regular position is flanker or number eight.

Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

He went to school at HTS John Vorster in Pretoria, where he played for and captained the first team in 2006.^[2] He was noticed by the {{Rut Blue Bulls}} selectors and he earned a call-up to their Under-18 Craven Week side in the same year.

After school, he joined the Blue Bulls Academy and played for the {{Rut Blue Bulls U19}} side in 2007 and for the {{Rut Blue Bulls U21}}s in 2008 and 2009. He was also a key player for university side {{Rut UP Tuks}} in the 2009 Varsity Cup competition; he played in all eight of their matches (starting seven of those) as they reached the semi-final of the competition, before losing 14–38 to eventual champions, {{Rut Maties}}.^[3]

Blue Bulls

He made his senior debut for the Blue Bulls playing off the bench in their opening match of the 2010 Vodacom Cup season, a 22–17 victory over defending champions {{Rut Griquas}} in Kimberley.^[4] After a further substitute appearance in their next match against the {{Rut Pumas}},^[5] Oosthuizen made his first start of the competition in a match against near-neighbours {{Rut Golden Lions}} in Johannesburg. He marked the occasion by scoring his first senior try, dotting down after thirteen minutes to help his side to a 27–22 victory.^[6] He played in all their remaining matches in the pool stages of the competition, with the Blue Bulls winning all seven. He also started their 17–6 victory over {{Rut Western Province}} in the quarter finals,^[7] their 33–3 win over the {{Rut Sharks XV}} in the semi-final^[8] and in the final, where the Blue Bulls beat the {{Rut Free State XV}} to win the Vodacom Cup competition for the third time.^[9]

Eastern Province Kings / Southern Kings

After the Vodacom Cup competition, he was signed by Port Elizabeth-based side the {{Rut Eastern Province Kings}}. He made his first Currie Cup appearance during their 2010 Currie Cup First Division campaign, coming on as a substitute in their 18–27 defeat to the {{Rut Griffons}} in Welkom.^[10] However, that was one of only two defeats during the season as they qualified for the semi-finals in second place. Oosthuizen started their 26–25 semi-final victory over {{Rut Boland Cavaliers}} in Port Elizabeth,^[11] as well as the final, which the EP Kings won 16–12 to become First Division champions. He also started both legs of their promotion play-off matches against the {{Rut Pumas}} and scored a try in the first leg to help the Kings secure a 36–36 draw in Witbank.^[12] However, the Pumas won the return leg in Port Elizabeth 46–28 to ensure the Kings remained in the First Division.

Oosthuizen's most prolific try-scoring campaign was the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition. He started six of their matches, scoring a brace of tries on two occasions – in a 51–0 victory over the {{Rut Falcons}} in Vanderbijlpark^[13] and in a 45–43 victory over the {{Rut Griffons}} in Welkom.^[14] It proved to be in vain as the Kings lost out on a quarter final spot following a points deduction for fielding ineligible players.^[15][16]

He was part of the South African Kings side that played at the 2011 IRB Nations Cup competition in Romania. He played in all three matches as they secured victories over {{nrut|Georgia}}, {{nrut|Romania}} and {{nrut|Portugal}} to win the competition.

Oosthuizen started in a further nine matches (scoring one try against the {{Rut Falcons}}) during the 2011 Currie Cup First Division season as they once again reached the final, only to be beaten by the {{Rut Boland Cavaliers}} on this occasion.^[17]

He appeared in all eight of their matches during the 2012 Vodacom Cup season, with the side managing to reach the quarter-final this time. However, they were eliminated at that stage by the {{Rut Pumas}} in Nelspruit in a 19–30 defeat.^[18] The same two teams battled it out for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season, with the EP Kings running out 26–25 winners over the Pumas in Port Elizabeth to be crowned First Division champions for the second time in three years. Oosthuizen played on six occasions for the Kings, including the title decider.^[19] He repeated his feat of 2010, once again scoring in the first leg of their promotion play-off series, this time against the {{Rut Free State Cheetahs}} in Bloemfontein.^[20] However, it was a mere consolation as the Kings lost the match 14–53. They couldn't turn around the deficit in the second leg, losing 6–16 to remain in the First Division.

During 2012, Oosthuizen also played in one match for the Kings against a South African Students selection.

With the {{Rut Southern Kings}} entry into Super Rugby in 2013, Oosthuizen was named in the {{Rut Southern Kings}} squad. Despite not being selected for their first few matches, he made his Super Rugby debut in Christchurch, New Zealand, coming on as a substitute in their 20–55 loss to the {{Rut Crusaders}}.^[21] He made his first start at this level the following week against the {{Rut Hurricanes}} in Wellington^[22] and also started their next match against the {{Rut Brumbies}} in Canberra, which ended in dramatic fashion as an injury-time Cornell du Preez try followed by a Demetri Catrakilis conversion helped the Kings a secure their first away points in the competition.^[23] He again started the following week, as an injury time Catrakilis drop goal saw the Kings win their first match on foreign soil, 30–27 against the {{Rut Rebels}} in Melbourne.^[24] Oosthuizen made a further four appearances off the bench and started their final match against the {{Rut Sharks}} as they finished bottom of the log.^[25] He also appeared in both legs of their relegation play-off series against the {{Rut Lions}}, with the Kings losing 42–44 on aggregate to lose their Super Rugby status.

He returned to domestic action in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division and made nine consecutive appearances as the Kings reached their fourth final in succession. The 2013 saw a reversal of the 2012 result, with the {{Rut Pumas}} running out 53–30 victors.^[26] However, they were promoted to the Premier Division anyway following a SARU decision to expand the top tier from six teams to eight teams. In June 2014, he was selected in the starting line-up for the {{Rut Eastern Province Kings}} side to face {{nrut|Wales}} during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He played just under an hour of the match as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.^[27] He made five appearances in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season, including their final match of the season against the {{Rut Pumas}} that saw the Kings pick up their only victory in the competition.^[28]

During his five seasons in Port Elizabeth, Oosthuizen made 58 first class domestic appearances, scoring ten tries. He also appeared three times in the IRB Nations Cup and eleven times in Super Rugby.

Free State Cheetahs / Cheetahs

Prior to the 2015 season, he signed a one-year contract with Bloemfontein-based side the {{Rut Free State Cheetahs}}.^[29]

References

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