| Name | Pieter Stephanus du Toit VII |
| Nickname | Malmesbury Missile |
| Place of birth | Riebeek-Kasteel, Cape Town |
| Date of birth | 20 August 1992 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Height | 200 cm |
| Weight | 116 kg |
| School | Swartland High School, University of Stellenbosch |
| Profession | Rugby player |
| Position | Flanker, Lock |
| Marital status | Married |
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BRIEF BACKGROUND.
Pieter was born on 20 august 1992 and was raised at the Du Toit family farm, the Kloovenburg, in Cape Town, South Africa, to Pieter and Annalene du Toit. The renowned flanker is 200 centimeters tall and his weight is recorded at 116 kilograms. His grandfather, Piet Stephanus ‘Spiere’ du Toit V, was a Springbok prop who received 14 test caps between 1958 and 1961. His younger brother, Johan du Toit, is the number 8 flanker who played for the Stormers and Western Province.
FAMILY.
Pieter is married to Willemien Du Toit a lady he met in grade 8 at Hoërskool Swartland. The childhood sweethearts got married in Bakenhof Estate on November 28, 2015. Willemien studied physiotherapy at the University of Stellenbosch. The couple has two children, Pieter-Steph du Toit VIII and Christi.
EDUCATION AND CAREER.
The flanker did not attend a rugby school. He attended Swartland High School and later joined the University of Stellenbosch, where he was noticed by Doc Craven, a Springbok legend marking the start of his international career. He currently plays for the Springboks and the Toyota Verblitz. Pieter’s history with the Springboks began with the Under 20s in 2012. He made his test debut on the 9th of November 2013 during a match against Wales at Millennium Stadium.
Pieter-Steph was the Man of the Match in the Rugby World Cup final match in 2023. His other awards include the 2016, 2018, 2019 South African Rugby Player of the Year, the 2020 World Player of the Year and 2023 SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award Nominee. On 2 June 2018, Du Toit became the 60th captain of South Africa, as he led the Springboks out against Wales.
INJURIES.
In 2010, he suffered a potentially career-ending condition, acute compartment syndrome, that resulted from a thigh injury. In 2014, PSTD suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury on his knee five months before the Rugby World Cup. His father donated a hamstring tendon to him a year after he made his senior Springbok test debut.