Devin Oosthuizen

Devin André Oosthuizen (born 28 May 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Free State Cheetahs. 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. He was noticed by the 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 Blue Bulls U19 side in 2007 and for the Blue Bulls U21s in 2008 and 2009. He was also a key player for university side 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, Maties.

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 Griquas in Kimberley. After a further substitute appearance in their next match against the Pumas, Oosthuizen made his first start of the competition in a match against near-neighbours 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. 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 Western Province in the quarter finals, their 33–3 win over the Sharks XV in the semi-final and in the final, where the Blue Bulls beat the Free State XV to win the Vodacom Cup competition for the third time.

Oosthuizen

Oosthuizen (West Frisian: Oôsthúze) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 8 km north of Purmerend.

Oosthuizen was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Zeevang was created.

In 2001, the village of Oosthuizen had 2940 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.49 km², and contained 1153 residences. The statistical district "Oosthuizen", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside including the hamlet of Etersheim, has a population of around 3220.

References

Oosthuizen (disambiguation)

Oosthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It can also refer to:

People

Oosthuizen is also a South African surname, especially common among Afrikaners:

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